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Turkey cancels SSR gold environmental permits after accident

The move came days after an incident that dislodged 10 million cubic meters of earth across a 200-meter slope.

Bloomberg News | February 17, 2024 | 9:07 pm

First commercial gravity storage for energy planned in Finnish mine

Gravitricity has chosen the former Pyhäjärvi mine, Europe’s deepest copper-zinc…

Staff Writer | February 15, 2024 | 11:00 am

Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium

The miners will explore new uses for PGMs, particularly palladium,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2024 | 5:29 am

Tiny diamond-tin-filled device could jumpstart work toward quantum internet

Device developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the…

Staff Writer | February 14, 2024 | 3:06 pm

Column: LME back in the dock, this time over ‘dirty metals’

The metal in question is copper produced at the giant…

Reuters | February 14, 2024 | 10:19 am

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Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper

Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin.

Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 6:42 am

Scotgold in advanced funding talks to avoid default

The embattled miner, which operates Scotland’s only gold mine, is close to securing enough funding from a new strategic investor.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2023 | 5:43 am

Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes

Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.

Staff Writer | October 15, 2023 | 7:50 am

Hundreds of homes in northern England now use coal mine water heat

The plant in Gateshead makes use of water-filled, disused coal workings 150 metres beneath the town centre and harnesses geothermal energy from mine water.

Staff Writer | October 14, 2023 | 3:54 pm

Miners see value in EU focus on ESG but face red tape hurdles

Compliance with ESG standards is increasingly important to keep commitments from institutional investors such as pension funds.

Reuters | October 13, 2023 | 9:31 am

Talga Group wants more aid for EV battery materials

Miner wants to help Europe challenge China’s dominance of the $143 billion market for electric vehicle batteries.

Bloomberg News | October 13, 2023 | 9:02 am

LME copper stockpiles rebound to highest in nearly two years

Stockpiles rose for a sixth day to reach 181,150 metric tons, extending a threefold increase since July.

Bloomberg News | October 12, 2023 | 3:54 pm

Raising capital now biggest risk to mining companies after ESG

The massive capital outlays required by the green energy transition have become a top mining boardroom agenda item, says new survey.

Frik Els | October 12, 2023 | 1:26 pm

Ex-Glencore CEO contender sets out to build a Chinese trading giant

After just missing out on succeeding Ivan Glasenberg at Glencore, Kenny Ives is now running the trading arm of CMOC Group.

Bloomberg News | October 12, 2023 | 10:00 am

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