Glencore backs Canadian junior’s zinc project in Ireland
Mining and commodities trader giant Glencore has taken a small stake in an Irish zinc project located next to its own Pallas Green lead-zinc development...
Tag : mining
Bucharest court blocks extension of Romania’s largest coal mine
A court in Bucharest has blocked the expansion of the Roșia coal mine in Gorj, the largest in Romania. In 2016, Complexul Energetic Oltenia, the...
Turkey Activists urge Kirazlı mining licenses be revoked
Environmentalists have called for mining licenses given for Turkey’s Kirazlı village in the northwestern province of Çanakkale to be revoked. On the 82nd day of what they call a “Watch...
Tajikistan gifts silver mine license to Chinese company
Lawmakers in Tajikistan have voted to ratify an agreement giving a Chinese company development rights for a silver mine in the Pamir mountains. Parliament voted...
Chaarat set to pursue gold opportunities in Kyrgyz
Aim-listed gold miner Chaarat Gold, which operates the Kapan mine, in Armenia, and is developing the Tulkubash project in the Kyrgyz Republic, sees potential to...
The revolution falters over Amulsar gold, Armenia
The contentious issue of gold mining in Armenia presents the Pashinyan government with a difficult dilemma Along with a group of activists, residents from...
EBRD supports gold mining in Mongolia
EBRD support for a mining investment in southwestern Mongolia will create jobs and ensure the highest possible environmental standards at the Khundii Gold project in...
Bosnian base metals play on the rise for Adriatic
Perth-listed European base metals development company, Adriatic Metals, is heading confidently towards the tabling of a scoping study for the amazingly well mineralised Vareš multi-metal...
Albania: Mining Action Plan – 5% annual growth of the sector and new research on chromium, copper and gold
In Albania, a new three-year action program for the mining sector is set to become effective from 2019 to 2021, projecting a 5% annual growth...
How long will Santander continue to profit from Polish coal expansion?
The Spanish bank’s use of ‘ESG loans’ for companies with fossil fuel expansion plans is part of a dangerous new trend Poland’s fiercely pro-coal...