December 3, 2019 2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from renewables will jump by 14% next year, yet not enough to solve a climate crisis.
December 3, 2019 Steppe kicks off production at ATO gold mine in Mongolia The Toronto-listed company announced this week that the mine is fully permitted and that its 2020 production forecast is of 60,000 ounces of gold.
December 2, 2019 Centerra Gold says search for missing employees underway at Kumtor mine Search and rescue operations are on and the company has temporarily stopped open pit mining operations at Kumtor.
December 2, 2019 Indonesia launches digital monitoring platform for mineral, coal sales – ministry Mineral producers are required to start using the platform by Jan. 1, 2020.
December 1, 2019 Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam.
December 1, 2019 Afghanistan cancels contract to US gold, copper miner News agency Khaama Press reports that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani cancelled the contracts held by the JVs formed by US-based CENTAR Limited.
December 1, 2019 Kyrgyzstan says Centerra’s Kumtor to beat 2019 output forecast Kumtor is expected to produce 18.2 tonnes of gold this year.
November 29, 2019 RANKED: Top 10 copper mining projects in the world Russia can lay claim to the globe's largest undeveloped copper project and two island nations also make the top ten ranking.
November 28, 2019 ‘The revolution is ongoing’: Bougainville to revive radical mining proposal Under the proposed mining law amendments, Bougainville would take a 60% share in all projects and retain all mining licences, leaving a 40% share that investors can bid for.
November 26, 2019 Nautilus Minerals officially sinks, shares still trading Court papers noted that Nautilus had two distinct business units, one dealing with polymetallic nodules, and one dealing with seafloor massive sulphides.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
