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...
Category : Mining News
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...
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...
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...
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...