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No matter who wins Poland’s election parliament is set to debate a divisive new law that gives the government additional powers in the process of planning new coal mines. That’s because the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party government scheduled a parliamentary session immediately after the election to be held by the outgoing parliament’s MPs. Although […]

Armenian villagers are locked in what they say is a David-and-Goliath style battle for the environment and their livelihoods, standing guard around the clock to protect their land from a multinational mining company. Protesters say planned gold mining in the south will not only pollute drinking water but also damage some of the top tourist […]

Tajik authorities are defending their decision to give a Chinese company the rights to develop a major silver mine in a move seen by some as great for Beijing but providing unknown benefits to Dushanbe. After less than 30 minutes of debate, the Tajik parliament on October 1 approved a contract signed by the state […]

Gold mining company Chaarat has concluded a joint venture (JV) agreement with Turkish company Çiftay İnsaat Tahhüt ve Ticaret for Kyrgyz Republic projects. The agreement conclusion follows the announcement made in March, when Chaarat signed a binding term sheet to enter a JV with Çiftay to collaborate on the Tulkubash and Kyzyltash projects in the Kyrgyz […]

Kazakhstan   Mining activities   Kazakhstan has attracted a significant amount of foreign investment in the oil and gas, mining, telecommunications and construction sectors. The extractive sector alone has attracted over 75 per cent of Kazakhstan’s total inward foreign investment. While most of those investments were made in the hydrocarbon sector, investments in the mining […]

Exploring the vastness of Gobi Desert in the 13th century, Marco Polo proclaimed it to be filled with “extraordinary illusions.” Today, Oyu Tolgoi, one of the world’s largest copper-gold mines, rises among Mongolia’s traditional herding lands, shimmering like an illusion across the steppe’s treeless, grassless plains. Mineral-rich Mongolia, labelled “the next Qatar” by The Economist, is […]

Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd, one of China’s biggest gold miners, expects to miss production targets for gold, copper and zinc this year although it increased output of all three metals, a company presentation showed. Zijin now expects to produce around 38.2 tonnes of gold in 2019, according to a presentation by executive director George […]

After almost three years of the Cadastre of Mining Waste project implementation and visits to 250 locations, Serbia will get data on abandoned locations of mining waste on February 1, 2020. Data on 41 locations comprising 80% of identified mining waste, which could endanger the environment and human health, will be available on a web application […]

Macedonian Economy Minister Kresnik Bekteši has signed a draft decision on unilateral termination of the contract for the Ilovica-Stuka mine, after which the document will be discussed by the Government. As things stand, there is consensus in the Government on this issue. Bektashi said the Government had arguments and would not make any emotional decision, […]

The gold mine development project, implemented by Canada’s Eldorado Gold in Certei, central Romania, through Deva Gold, has been permanently blocked by the Court of Appeal in Cluj. This upheld the Basic Court’s decision canceling the Zoning Plan (PUZ) for the entire mining project. “This decision invalidates any approvals that Deva Gold has received from […]