Alamos gold Turkish mining adventure faces local environment opposition
Erdogan’s quest for development, with its numerous high profile projects aiming for completion by the centenary of the Turkish Republic in 2023 comes with potential...
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Chaarat completes joint venture with Çiftay for Kyrgyz Republic projects
Gold mining company Chaarat has concluded a joint venture (JV) agreement with Turkish company Çiftay İnsaat Tahhüt ve Ticaret for Kyrgyz Republic projects. The agreement conclusion...
Armenians blockade controversial goldmine
In the mountains of Armenia, a previously bucolic spa town is home to a goldmine locals say threatens the country’s biggest source of freshwater, and...
Kazakhstan is one of world leaders in chromite mining, production and reserves
Kazakhstan is one of the world leaders in chromite mining, production and reserves, according to the United States Geological Survey. The country was the third...
Mongolia: Mining should serve sustainable development
The mining sector in Mongolia should play a truly transformative role and serve as a catalyst to ensure the realisation of economic, social and cultural...
China Zijin to build copper smelter in Serbia
China’s Zijin Mining Group plans to build a copper smelter at the Majdanpek open pit mine in Serbia, energy minister Aleksandar Antic has said. “We...
Albania: Expected growth of mining sector 10%
Albania’s chromium industry is growing thanks to the expansion of new investments, and the production of this metal in 2018 has grown at the fastest...
Effects of ZiJin privatization of Serbia copper mine yet to be seen
The highest net profit in 2018 in Serbia, according to statistics of the Business Registers Agency, was made by RTB Bor with 90 billion RSD....
UK Foreign Office criticised for supporting controversial gold mine in Armenia
In a fierce dispute between mine owners and local people in Armenia, the UK has weighed in – on the side of the international mining...
Zidjin opens the “Chukaru Peki” mine in Serbia in the next two years
Chinese mining company “Zidjin”, which owns RTB Bor, will open a new copper mine at the Chukaru Peki site near Bor in the next two...