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Mining industry
Serbia completely closed the Australian lithium project in Loznica
One of the reasons for such a drastic step, analysts cite the sensational deportation of Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic from Australia on Sunday....
The growth of injuries at Russian mines in 2021 was explained by covid restrictions
Rostechnadzor officials believe that the rapid increase in accidents at mines last year is due to restrictions on inspections of enterprises in the...
Metinvest uses biofuel instead of natural gas to produce iron ore pellets
In order to increase energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact on the environment, new engines were installed on the chimney and smoke...
Serbia loses $2.4bn investment after lithium mining protests
Since the end of November 2021, protests have been held every Saturday in Serbia against the start of development of the Jadar lithium deposit, which...
US to ban use of Chinese rare earths for defense industry
A bill introduced in the US Senate aims to prevent China from controlling this sector...
Elon Musk's Tesla makes a deal with Mozambique to reduce dependence on China
Tesla will buy the material from the Syrah refinery, which receives raw materials from its mine in Balama, Mozambique...
Serbian activists block border with Bosnia to protest Rio Tinto's lithium project
General elections are scheduled for April 3 in Serbia. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina remain the last non-NATO countries in the Balkan region and...
Energoatom and VostokGOK held a joint meeting on the uranium industry of Ukraine
With the assistance of Energoatom, VostokGOK is preparing meetings with Western companies - leaders in the uranium mining industry to attract modern...
The President of Kazakhstan will raise taxes for mining companies
Kazakhstan is the world's leading producer of uranium, and also has large deposits of copper, iron ore and zinc....
Heavy rains in Brazil push up iron ore prices
Iron ore mining has been suspended due to the danger of breaking dams...
Nickel price soars to 10-year high due to supply issues
Automakers struggle to secure supplies of nickel for their batteries as stocks run out...
Ferrexpo increases quarterly iron ore pellet production by 18%
Annual production of iron ore at Ferrexpo in 2021 remained at the level of the previous year due to prolonged stoppages for modernization....
DTEK Energo creates the first digital mine in Ukraine
The company monitors in real time exactly where people are at the production sites, the dispatcher and the engineering staff are promptly notified...
Tesla signs $ 1.5 billion contract to supply nickel from Minnesota
This agreement marks the start of an innovative partnership between Tesla and Talon to manufacture batteries directly from mine to battery cathode...
Accidents and fatalities in coal mine accidents decreased in China in 2021
Last year, the mortality rate for the production of one million tons of coal decreased by 24% compared to 2020...
Polish miners blocked coal shipments to local power plants
The miners have been seeking compensation for overwork since the beginning of August last year, and higher wages. The total amount required to...
In Russia, mines will be suspended if safety violations are detected
Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting on the situation in the coal industry of Kuzbass, held on December 2, 2021....
Indonesia suspends coal exports due to energy crisis, which could drive up prices in the global market
The suspension of supplies of the largest coal exporter to the world market will immediately cause a worsening fuel shortage in neighboring China and...
French mining company caught its employees in fraudulent $ 50 million
Eramet immediately initiated the necessary investigations and mobilized all internal and external resources necessary to stop these fraudulent...
Tesla defeated by obscure suppliers
Manufacturers of cathode-active materials in the stock market are ahead of the leaders in the electric vehicle sector...
Europe's largest producer of titanium raw materials failed to sell at auction for the third time
The auction for the sale of the United Mining and Chemical Company, scheduled for December 20, will not take place and the date of the next attempt...
Subsoil users of Ukraine obliged to deepen the level of business transparency
Now employers in the subsoil use are required to disclose such information as the average number of employees with determination of their gender, as...
There will be no investments in lithium mining in Ukraine due to the lack of a clear assessment of reserves
In addition, in order to attract investment in lithium mining, it is necessary to amend the Ukrainian legislation, which requires an investor to...
The share of the extractive industries in the total export volume of Ukraine in 2020 increased to 6%
The share of payments of the reporting extractive industries in all tax and non-tax revenues in favor of the state in the reporting year amounted to...
The Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine announced a massive protest action on December 15
On Tuesday, December 14, miners from the East and West of the country intend to go to Kiev to picket the President's Office, Cabinet of...
Volynugol was fined 430 million hryvnia for illegal coal mining
According to the inspectors, the company has been carrying out illegal mining operations for 3 years without paying mandatory payments for the use...
Thousands of people protest against Rio Tinto lithium project in Serbia
Tennis star Novak Djokovic on social media supports crowds of protesters blocking roads and bridges in Belgrade in connection with one of the largest...
A film entitled "Before I Die" was shot at the Gvardeyskaya mine in Ukraine
The film shot by an Austrian film company tells about the last journey of the miner Ivan Grigorievich Paliy to important places that were key for...
