SME’s briefing papers are fact-based, technical, non-partisan issue briefs used to educate and inform elected officials and the media on topics related to the mining industry.
Aggregates and U.S. Infrastructure Needs
An Introduction to Tailings Management
Availability of Public Lands to Mining and Mineral Exploration
Clean Energy Technologies Require Minerals
Coal's Importance to the World
Critical and Strategic Minerals Importance to the U.S. Economy
Elongate Mineral Particle Science
Federal Support for U.S. Mining Schools
Improved Regulatory Coordination to Ensure Responsible Mining & Environmental Protection
Improved Regulatory Coordination to Ensure Responsible Mining & Environmental Protection (2022)
Industrial Minerals: The Building Blocks of Civilization
Maintaining the Viability of U.S. Mining Education
Meeting the World's Future Mineral Needs
Mine Health and Safety
Mining and the Use, Quality and Availability of Water
Mining and Water Quality
Mining: Production and Control of Arsenic
Nuclear Power
Rare Earth Elements
The Mining Industry and Sustainable Development
The Role of Arsenic in the Mining Industry
The Safe and Effective Use of Cyanide
What are Tailings?
Workforce Trends in the US Mining Industry