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...
Category : Mining News
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...
Market disturbances challenges Glencore and Baar
Market disturbances challenge Glencore nickel production. Baar already reduced production of copper, zinc and coal. As much as 70 per cent of global nickel output...
First Quantum Minerals not opting for JV with Mundoro in Serbia
After completed drilling in Mundoro Serbia Timok properties, First Quantum Minerals decided to withdraw and not opt for joint venture partnership. Mundoro is hoping to...
Silvermet-Befesa gets EBRD loan for their Turkish Iskenderun zinc plant expansion
Spanish Befesa Zinc and Silvermet Canadian company active in zinc concentrates recovery signed the loan agreement with EBRD for their JV Turkish zinc plant expansion...
Rio Tinto lithium Serbia project attractive and optimistic for markets?
Rio Tinto lithium project in Serbia may bring the company a new development direction and new selling point to financial markets. Rio Tinto has declared...
Russia to design its first beryllium production in 2016
Russia’s first production of beryllium will be designed in 2016, Deputy Vice-Rector for Research and Innovations at Tomsk Polytechnic University Alexander Dyachenko told TASS Thursday....