Four operators have announced curtailments totalling over half a million tonnes of annual production capacity, reports Andy Home.

The Central Asian nation produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium.

Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup.

The Minerals Education Coalition calculates that the average American born last year will consume almost 3 million pounds of minerals, metals and fuel in their lifetime.

Poland is one of the biggest coal producers in the world and PGG is Europe’s largest coal company.

The grid operator, Reseau de Transport d’Electricite, said last month that France risked an electricity shortfall in the event of a cold snap.

The licences in the Upper Rhine Valley cover 325 sqkm and increase Vulcan's granted licence area to more than 1,000 sqkm.