Germany hopes to mine lithium
A small community in the German state of Saxony may soon see the revival of its centuries-old mining tradition. But this time around, the focus...
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In a Turkish forest, resistance grows to a Canadian company’s gold-mining project
Thousands of protesters have shown up to speak out against Alamos Gold’s Kirazli mine over deforestation, water and the future of local species In...
Battle for Armenia Amulsar: UK Lydian miner using corporate courts to attack community opposed to massive gold mine
This is the sinister mechanism known as ISDS in action—holding a sovereign government to ransom until it betrays the desires and rights of its own...
Chinese mining company in Kyrgyzstan suspected of playing havoc with ecology
On August 5 about 300 villagers from Solton Sary area, about 200 km from capital Bishkek, gathered at the Chinese owned Zhong Ji mining company’s...
Erdene secures mining licence for the high-grade Bayan Khundii gold project
“Receipt of the Bayan Khundii Mining License is a major milestone in the development of the high-grade, open-pit Khundii Gold Project,” said Peter Akerley, Erdene’s...
Huge expansion project at Kaz Minerals Copper Mine, Kazakhstan
As part of $1.2 billion (€1.08 billion) expansion project at its copper mine in Aktogay, earlier this year, Kaz Minerals turned to Genie for an...
Russia announces plans for coal-digging surge
Despite the climate crisis and environmental concerns, the country says it aims for a big dig of the carbon-rich rock. Much of it will be...
Portugal vows to hold delayed lithium tender by year-end
Portugal is finalising plans for an international licensing tender for lithium exploration to take place this year, part of a government push to make the...
Spain’s coal miners still waiting for their country’s ‘Green New Deal’
Spain’s government isn’t getting much done these days. No political party won a majority in the nation’s general elections in April, and parliamentary negotiations to form...
FireFox Gold acquires property in Finland
Vancouver-based FireFox Gold has acquired property covering 984 sq. km in the Kierinki Schist belt in northern Finland’s Lapland region. The company says the two blocks,...