Gold miners impacted by price fluctations
Gold producers would love nothing more than to erase the past five years of gold-price fluctuations. Looking back to the end of the summer in...
Junior mining companies caught on market downturn, Reservoir Minerals JV projects with Freeport&Rio in crisis?
Reservoir Minerals which is developing several copper-gold projects in SEE region is caught in the midst of a market downturn. Reservoir ‘s JV projects with...
Mineco's base metals mining & trading operations in SEE & Russia
From its London, Zug and Moscow offices, Mineco markets not only its own concentrates from South East Europe mines, but also the output of a...
Russia's Polyus Gold & Polymetal JV gold project
Polyus Gold OJSC is the biggest Russian producer may bring Chinese partners into the Natalka project in the east. Talks with China National Gold and...
Dundee's new gold reserves in Bulgaria Chelopech mine
Dundee Precious Metals which is operating the Bulgaria Chelopech silver-gold mine found new/old reserves which will be processed in coming years. Chelopech mine is one...
Mining industry obligations toward local communities despite market disturbances
The global mining industry is capital intensive but has high net profit margins, with 20-27% reported in the mid-2000s. Falls in commodity prices detrimentally affect...
Rio Tinto new player in lithium industry thru its project in Serbia?
None of the major diversified miners sell lithium, yet Rio Tinto has declared itself as a potential player in the lithium industry through a lithium-borate project...
ArcelorMittal Zenica Bosnia & Ostrava CZ with severe pollution issues with local communities
ArcelorMittal Zenica been working on measures to improve its ecological performance since the first day. But we inherited very old equipment and there have been...
Swiss Axpo TAP Gas pipeline, risks and challenges
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline has been designed to connect Greece to Italy. It is expected to transport 10 billion m3 of gas per year to...
Serbia’s new Law on Mining and Geological Explorations (2015), legal view on investors framework
Simplifying procedures for obtaining exploration and exploitation permits remains the key priority for attracting additional mining investors to Serbia. Law on Mining and Geological Exploration...
