Russia and Central Asia Top Stories

JV video: Dundee’s Clevr tech avoids cyanide in gold processing alternative

The new technologies come as the mining industry faces increasing pressure to adopt safer and more sustainable practices.

Northern Miner Staff | August 21, 2024 | 10:46 am

Ivanhoe Electric’s Saudi JV begins drilling first target

In November 2023, the JV kicked off its exploration campaign…

Staff Writer | August 19, 2024 | 9:43 am

Kazakhstan weighs commodity export duties to narrow budget gap

Taxes on sulfur, coal and ferroalloys, along with ores and…

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2024 | 1:52 pm

Video: ‘Grade smearing’ the top industry disclosure flaw, Brent Cook says

Retail investors can struggle to make sense of drill results,…

Northern Miner Staff | August 14, 2024 | 1:05 pm

Navoi Mining to invest $23 million in Muruntau mine expansion

NMMC is currently ranked as the fourth-largest gold mining company…

Staff Writer | August 13, 2024 | 11:28 am

Cameco shares down on ‘disappointing’ first quarter loss

The uranium major’s adjusted net earnings fell 51% to $56 million, a sharp contrast with the $115 million from the same quarter last year.

Blair McBride | April 30, 2024 | 2:20 pm

Barrick’s Mali mine feeds Russian war machine, advocacy group says

The operator of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex increased tax, royalty and dividend payments to the Malian government by almost half to $380.7 million last year.

Colin McClelland | April 30, 2024 | 7:59 am

White House eyes Russian uranium import ban while House bill stalls

Russia provided almost a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel America’s fleet of more than 90 commercial reactors.

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2024 | 1:43 pm

Glencore bought aluminum from Rusal worth $1.06bn in 2023

The current contract between the parties expires in 2024.

Reuters | April 26, 2024 | 8:09 am

Metso to deliver copper smelter to Almalyk MMC, Uzbekistan

The planned production capacity of the new copper smelter is 300,000 r/y of copper cathodes and 1.8 million t/y of sulphuric acid.

Staff Writer | April 25, 2024 | 11:14 am

More Chinese nickel seen flowing overseas after LME’s Russia ban

Overseas sales jumped more than 200% in March from the previous month.

Bloomberg News | April 25, 2024 | 6:51 am

Eurasian Resources denies circumventing Congo subcontracting laws

Congo's government last week accused ERG of passing off subcontracting companies as majority partners.

Reuters | April 24, 2024 | 10:56 am

World’s biggest energy traders are returning to metals markets

Vitol, Gunvor and Mercuria Energy are among the traders building out their metals teams, as they look to deploy capital generated by record profits.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2024 | 1:23 am

LME takes aim at traders’ Russian metal games with new rules

New measures designed to undercut the economic rationale for withdrawing Russian metal already on the LME and selling it back on the exchange under a less-desirable category.

Bloomberg News | April 23, 2024 | 2:49 pm

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