In September, Zijin Mining convened its Sixth Science and Technology Symposium where Chairman Chen Jinghe highlighted the company’s global development over the past 20 years with scientific and technological innovation as a...
Read MoreBy Vladislav Vorotnikov By 2030, Russia plans to ramp up rare earth minerals production nearly tenfold, not only to meet the domestic demand but also to become the world’s second-biggest rare earth minerals exporter, the Russian...
Read MoreDespite challenges posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Turquoise Hill’s Oyu Tolgoi open pit has continued to operate uninterrupted and produced 36,495 metric tons (mt) of copper and 31,150 ounces (oz) of gold in the...
Read MoreBy Ajoy K. Das India’s Ministry of Mines has commenced the process of framing a National Mineral Index (NMI) of various minerals, but the mining industry has opposed some of the benchmarks being considered in evolving such an...
Read MoreAuthorities in China have approved the merger of Yankuang Group Co. Ltd. with Shandong Energy Group Co. The merger was announced back in July when the two companies were jointly restructured into the new Shandong Energy Co. The...
Read MoreSteppe Gold has started production and initiated gold and silver sales from its ATO open-pit, heap-leach mine in eastern Mongolia. As of mid-May, the company had sold 5,233 ounces (oz) of gold and 1,372 oz of silver in two...
Read MoreBy Ajoy K. Das With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing the Indian mining industry to a grinding halt, miners across the country have sought a bailout package for survival of the industry. “The spread of COVID-19 has created an...
Read MoreJSC National Atomic Co. Kazatomprom is reducing operational activities across all of its uranium mines for an expected period of three months due to the risks posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to...
Read MoreEmerald Resources has signed a mining contract with MACA Ltd. for supply of earthmoving equipment and performance of contract mining services at Emerald’s Okvau open-pit gold project in Mondulkiri province, eastern Cambodia. The...
Read MoreRUSAL, a Russian aluminum producer, will invest RUB 5.2 billion ($86 million) this year in modernizing its Sayanogorsk and Khakas aluminum smelters. The largest projects will be carried out in the Khakas casthouse and the...
Read MoreFormer Prime Minister of Mongolia Chimediin Saikhanbileg is currently facing four charges stemming from his role in negotiating a 2015 agreement with mining firm Rio Tinto for the development and foreign investment in the Oyu...
Read MoreAlamos Gold Inc. reported that it has suspended all construction activities on its Kirazlı project pending the renewal of its Turkish mining concessions which expired on October 13, 2019. Although the mining concessions have not...
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