Portugal’s Government Under Fire Over Controversial Lithium Contract
Portugal’s government came under fire from lawmakers for signing a contract giving exploration rights for lithium mining to a three-day old firm, but the environment...
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Russian steel giant MMK to spend $600 million on environmental projects
During the company’s Capital Markets Day in London, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel PJSC, (MMK) Russia’s oldest steelmaker, told analysts, investors and press that its strategy...
Zijin to invest 200 mln euro in revamping Serbia’s Bor copper mine/smelter
China’s Zijin Mining Group plans to invest 200 million euro ($221 million) in revamping and expanding the current capacities of Serbian copper mining and smelting complex Bor...
Mongolia’s new mining boom
Climate change and a mining boom are altering the lives and livelihoods of Mongolians. Tsedew Zagdbazar, 46, remembers the brutal winter of 2009-2010. That year,...
Serbia: Zidjin squeezes out competition for huge profit in announcement – Chinese giant wants only exploration of Bor area
It also plans to offer the British-Australian “Rio Tinto” a buyout of their stake Chinese company Zidjin, after the acquisition of the remaining 60...
Serbia might become a mining leader in this part of Europe
With the realization of the mining projects of “Chukaru Peki” and “Jadar” in Serbia, the share of mining in GDP can jump from the current...
Portugal NGO Quercus urges government to ‘rethink lithium’ and avoid “environmental disaster”
Environmental NGO Quercus is urging the newly-inaugurated Portuguese government to rethink its strategy for lithium exploration in order to avoid an environmental disaster. With the...
How long will Santander continue to profit from Polish coal expansion?
The Spanish bank’s use of ‘ESG loans’ for companies with fossil fuel expansion plans is part of a dangerous new trend Poland’s fiercely pro-coal...
Environment impact of Lithium exploration in Serbia
Lithium borate reserves at the site near Loznica have been estimated roughly at 135 million tons. Vladimir Simić, a professor of the Faculty of Mining...
Serbia to get Cadastre of Mining Waste on February 1, 2020
After almost three years of the Cadastre of Mining Waste project implementation and visits to 250 locations, Serbia will get data on abandoned locations of mining...