The UK Royal Mint has unveiled a new factory that processes e-waste to produce gold, which it is marketing as a more sustainable gold recovery method. The company aims to process up to 4 000 t/y of printed circuit boards at the 3 700 m2 site. The...
Ukraine’s largest coking coal producer, PrJSC Pokrovske Coal (Donetsk region), part of the Metinvest Group under Metinvest-Pokrovske Coal, is preparing to launch a new coalface with 1.5 million tonnes of coal reserves. According to the company, the 2nd northern...
Tanzania has agreed to pay $90-million in settlement of an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) dispute with Indiana Resources. The dispute was the subject of arbitration at the ICSID, which is a division of the World Bank. Indiana is the...
Petra Diamonds has decided to postpone its August/September tender to support steps taken by major producers to restrict supply in the current weaker demand environment. The rough diamond parcels from its South African operations that would...
Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore is to continue to oversee the responsible decline of its thermal coal operations over time, the board has decided. While the decision has been taken to retain this business today, the board preserves the option to...