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...
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,...
Populism and Protest Lurk Behind Europe’s Dying Coal Mines
Eiffel Tower-sized cranes are digging deep into one of Europe’s largest lignite mines outside, as Ulrich Freese shakes his head and blows another cloud of...