Chevron, GazpromNeft, Mol lead fracking in Romania
Despite Chevron’s retreat from fracking in Romania this past February, there is still an interest from the corporation and others to pursue the exploitation of...
Ravello Investment Group takes over Turkey gold Pertek project
Ravello Investment Group will take over Pertek gold exploration project from junior mining company Royal Road Minerals. Royal Road Minerals Limited reported that it has...
CEZ takes over Vattenfall's lignite coal mines and TPPs?
Czech energy giant ČEZ has submitted a non-binding offer to acquire Vattenfall’s German brown coal and hydroelectric activities. Sweden-based Vattenfall announced in September that it...
Ukraine coal production drops
Ukrainian coal mining enterprises in January-November 2015 reduced coal production by 40.9% compared to the same period in 2014, to 36.351 million tonnes. A source...
NGO CEE Bankwatch against Centerra's Kumtor gold mine
Kyrgyzstan’s “foreign agent” frenzy, actively supported by Russia, involved the Kyrgyz state security service (GKNB) this month after Prague-based environmental NGO CEE Bankwatch traveled to...
European Commission & Gazprom to settle case out of court?
Gazprom’s contracts are interstate contracts which gives them a certain international law status. The European Commission (EC) is not setting any time limits for finalizing...
Largest Global Miners Failing To Handle Major Climate Risks
A new report, analyzing a group of the largest metal and mining companies, with combined market capitalization of US$329bn, has found they are failing to...
Transbaikal Mining and Enrichment Combine storing radioactive waste threatening local town
Russia is storing more than 16 tons of radioactive waste in Siberia’s Zabaikalsky Region in the Far East, causing a local town to go on...
Polish copper major KGHM Ajax mine project challenged with by community
Concerns are being raised who is paying for an city review of a proposal for a new mine near Kamloops, B.C., but the mayor says...
Dundee's Avala Resources starts drilling on JV Lenovac project with Rio Tinto
Dundee’s Avala Resources junior mining company, developing copper-gold Lenovac project in East Serbia, announced the start of drilling on its project activities based on the...
