A Portuguese village pays high price for rich lithium deposits
According to the European commission, Europe will need 60 times more lithium by 2050 (target year for carbon neutrality) for electric cars and energy storage...
Category : Mining News
Highfield Resources’ mining concession process at Muga Potash Project in Spain
Engineering and construction update Highfield Resources’ flagship Muga Project is targeting relatively shallow sylvinite beds, across around 60 square kilometres in the Provinces of Navarra...
Worrying Rio Tinto’s gung-ho mining exploration
Zlatko Kokanovic, the vice president of ‘Ne Damo Jadar’ and a veterinarian writes about Rio Tinto’s scandal of Juukan Gorge and boardroom crises; Life in...
Greek Kassandra gold mines got approval for amended environmental report
Hellas Gold announced that Greek Environment and Energy Ministry has approved the amended environmental impact assessment report for the Kassandra goldmines in northern part of...
Alamos Gold to file claim against Turkey over Kirazil gold mine
Turkish Kirazli gold mine was originally projected to produce about 100,000 ounces of gold per year over a six-year period. Located in Mount Ida, also...
Anglo Asian gets 5-year extension approval for Gedabek location, Azerbaijan
Anglo Asian Mining developed Azerbaijan’s first operating gold-copper-silver mine at Gedabek and started to produce gold there in 2009. The company said the government of...
Chaarat Gold’s strong production results at Kapan mine, Armenia
Chaarat Gold owns the Kapan operating mine in Armenia as well as Tulkubash and Kyzyltash gold projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. Chaarat Gold announced that...
Xanadu to raise money for copper-gold exploration in Mongolia
In order to fund exploration work at the Kharmagtai copper/gold project, in Mongolia, copper explorer Xanadu Mines will raise A$10.2-million in a share placement. The...
IG Copper and Gold enters Kazakhstan’s mining industry
In order to enter the mineral-rich country of Kazakhstan, IG Global Group (IGG) has established a wholly owned subsidiary, IG Copper and Gold. The firm...
Russia’s Polyus gold reserves become world’s largest
Polyus was previously the world’s third-largest gold miner by reserves behind Newmont and Barrick. Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus said that its total proved and...