If the world is to move away from fossil fuels, we will need to extract far more rare minerals
We all know that we’re in the middle of a climate crisis: temperatures are rising, the weather is becoming more extreme, and this is having...
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Underground gold mining at Kumtor can provide hundreds of millions of additional dollars to the Kyrgyzstan’s budget
The Kumtor deposit is one of the ten largest gold deposits in the world. The mine is located in the Issyk-Kol region in the permafrost...
Azerbaijan developing significant gold, copper and other minerals resources
The British company Anglo Asian Mining PLC (AAM), which mines gold, silver, and copper in Azerbaijan, has completed a preliminary assessment of the mineral resources of the...
Sarytogan Graphite has delivered more thick and high-grade results from drilling at its namesake project in Kazakhstan
The latest figures come from an eight-hole geotechnical diamond drill campaign completed between May and July last year to assess the strength of the rock...
Swedish Government will investigate the feasibility of lifting its ban on uranium mining
Although Sweden has six nuclear power plants that provide around a third of its electricity, it currently does not produce any of its own uranium...
Aluminum slid and nickel pared earlier gains after a package of US sanctions omitted any major curbs on Russian industrial metals
The action announced on Friday included measures against more than 500 people and entities linked to Russia’s war machine, but left the country’s base metals...
Zijin Mining: “We are the first in Serbia to apply the SA 8000 standard”
As stated, this standard regulates the absence of child and forced labor, occupational health and safety, freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining,...
Only solution is to form an independent body which will take a role in evaluating the Jadar project and its importance for Serbia
Probably the only solution is to form an independent body, as Dr. Branislav Simonović stated in one text, composed of experts, representatives of the local...
How raw material prices will impact costs in 2024
In this article, we delve into the 2024 market outlook for three key materials used in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) production – paper packaging (and...
Researchers are developing batteries that can charge faster
Researchers take next step towards better, more sustainable batteries made with widely available materials. TU Delft researchers are developing batteries that can charge faster, offer...