US utilities push White House not to sanction Russian uranium The United States relies on Russia and its allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for roughly half of the uranium powering its nuclear plants. Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 8:07 am
Severstal suspends exports to EU Severstal usually exports 40% of its annual production, of which 3 million tonnes go to Europe. Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 8:00 am
Solidarity union accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer Solidarity, along with three other unions, had been negotiating since December over wages at Sibanye's South African gold mines Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 7:56 am
Nutrien sees long-lasting disruption to fertilizer market from Russian invasion Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could result in prolonged disruptions to the global supply of potash and nitrogen crop nutrients. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2022 | 6:21 am
Most Georgians prefer clean energy over coal – study A recent survey found that only 30% of Georgia residents support new coal-fired power plants. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 2, 2022 | 6:06 am
Chris Taylor named Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year for 2021 The 44-year-old structural and economic geologist not only sold the company and its Dixie gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake district to Kinross Gold in December for $1.4 billion Northern Miner Staff | March 2, 2022 | 5:35 am
Iron ore price rises on Russia-Ukraine supply risks Russia accounts for an estimated 10% of global steel trade. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2022 | 8:29 pm
BHP says it must do more to address toxic workplace culture The global miner has increased female participation across the business by two-thirds since 2016, lifting it to over 30%. Bloomberg News | March 1, 2022 | 6:13 pm
‘Uncertainties’ for Kinross Gold’s Russian operations amidst conflict — BMO International sanctions limit the ability of Russian domestic banks to purchase Kinross’s produced gold. Naimul Karim | March 1, 2022 | 1:21 pm