Macedonian Government spokesman, Mile Bošnjakovski, said that the decision about the Ilovica mine would not be adopted until the views of all stakeholders have been aligned. Responding to a journalist’s question after a regular press conference of the Government, Bošnjakovski stressed that the government would not do anything to the detriment of citizens. “The Government […]

Drilling hit 18m grading 17.6% zinc, 9.4% lead, 508 grams per tonne silver, 3.8gpt gold, 52% barium sulphate and 0.5% copper. The Sandfire Resources-backed Adriatic has four rigs in action drilling a body of mineralisation it claims has been showing “world class grade and thickness”. Sandfire holds 7.7% of Adriatic, while directors and management cumulatively […]

Vanadium, borate, bismuth, gallium – they may sound like planets from a science fiction movie, but in fact they are some of the most critical elements of the European Union’s economy. They are all on the European Commission’s ‘critical raw materials list’, which will be discussed at the EU Raw Materials Week starting today in […]

A nun and an earl have teamed up to fight a British company’s plan to prospect for the rare-earth metal vanadium beneath the rolling hills of southern Sweden. Carl Piper, the so-called ‘red earl’ of Christinehof Castle, has joined forces with Mother Christa Claesson, Abbess of the nearby Mariavall nunnery, to block test-mining for the […]

Mining is being much discussed in Armenia today. What kind of role has mining in our economy? Seems it is inevitable that it should remain one of the driving powers of Armenia’s economic development. Mining should have a serious role in the current economic situation. Is it so or not, we can discuss. I believe […]

Euro Sun Mining Inc. announce the completion of the ratification process of its exploitation permit and mining license for the Rovina Valley Project in Romania. Euro Sun’s mining license was signed by the Prime Minister of Romania at the weekly meeting of the Romanian government on November 9, 2018, as press released through the Government […]

European Electric Metals Inc. completed a Phase One underground sampling program at the Skroska Nickel-Cobalt Mine. Three separate mining blocks were sampled during Phase 1 by EVX geologists. The three blocks being the East Block, Central Block and West Block . East Block dimension is 110m x 60m, the Central Block is 60m x 40m […]

The international community raised additional funds today to support efforts to overcome the legacy of uranium mining in Central Asia. A pledging event for the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia at the EBRD Headquarters in London on Thursday was attended by representatives of more than 30 countries and international organisations. The event was opened […]

Global miner Rio Tinto completed a A$2.8-billion off-market share buy-back, purchasing some 41.2-million shares at a price of A$69.96 each, representing a discount of 14% to the market price. The share buy-back, which was announced in September, forms part of a $3.2-billion share buy-back programme returning proceeds from the sale of coal assets. “We are […]