The leak of 21,000 tonnes of diesel into rivers and subsoil from a rusty-looking storage tank at mining firm Nornickel's power plant in Siberia angered President Vladimir Putin.

Nornickel could loose 4-5% of its 2021 output if the two mines are suspended for one month.

Industrial waste clean-up is among the priorities set up in a deal signed between the miner and federal government and regional authorities.

US District Judge said the 2019 lawsuit over alleged spoofing in gold, silver, platinum and palladium futures from 2007 to 2014 was filed long after the two-year federal statute of limitations had run out.

The surface mine would generate a total of 588,000 palladium oz and 122 million lb of copper.

Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia account for 36% of Nornickel's ore mined in Russia.

New junior listings on the TSXV increased by 71% in 2020, while the amount of capital raised increased by 89%," says Global Business Reports.

The company suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia after it detected subterranean water flowing into the facilities.