by Gordon Barratt | Feb 26, 2021 | News
North Korea has stepped up its use of forced labor from prison camps to mine coal for export so it can procure cash for its nuclear weapons program in defiance of United Nations sanctions, according to a human rights group. Satellite imagery shows an expansion of some...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Norilsk Nickel said recently it had partially suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia because it had detected an inflow of water underground, sending shares of the Russian metals miner down more than 6%. Nornickel is the world’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Polish copper producer KGHM plans to maintain 2021’s projected output levels in subsequent years, with higher demand expected on the back of increased investment in green energy projects, its chief executive said. State-run KGHM had considered closing operations...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces $43 million in repairs and improvements to provincial parks at a news conference in Calgary, Two of Alberta’s largest First Nations have written letters to coal companies saying they will oppose any new mine proposals in...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Perth, Western Australia’s capital city. Western Australia has been removed from its top position in investment attractiveness, falling to fourth position, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual global survey of mining and exploration companies for 2020. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Horizon Minerals mining at the Crown Jewel pit at Boorara. Image: Horizon Minerals. Horizon Minerals has completed its final milling campaign from trial mining at the Boorara gold mine in Western Australia, with an updated mineral resource estimate to be released this...
