April 5, 2022 Odds ‘n’ Sods: Local justice in Bulgaria A small team heads to the southwest to explore for sediment-hosted gold close to the borders with Greece and Macedonia.
April 5, 2022 Don’t expect US miners to replace Russian coal in Europe In the US, the number of producing coal mines slumped more than 60% from 2008 through 2020.
April 5, 2022 Vulcan Energy inks 20-year geothermal energy supply deal with Germany’s MVV Vulcan Energy will provide up to 350 gigawatt hours of energy per year - enough to supply around 25,000 households.
April 5, 2022 Zinc smelters win big fee increase as cutbacks throttle output Record zinc prices have encouraged mining companies to boost output.
April 5, 2022 EU to propose banning coal imports from Russia after atrocities The European Commission is also expected to propose banning most Russian trucks and ships from entering the bloc.
April 5, 2022 Global nickel smelting up in March despite Ukraine, satellite data shows Russia supplies about 10% of the world's nickel.
April 5, 2022 Kinross Gold to sell Russian assets to Highland for $680 million The transaction, subject to Moscow's approval, is the first sale of a Western company’s assets in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.
April 4, 2022 Metals world agonizes over war but keeps buying from Russia The question of what happens to Russia’s metal exports is of vast consequence to global markets -- it’s a key supplier of palladium, nickel, aluminum, steel and copper.
April 4, 2022 Poland wants coal use beyond EU net-zero date in security push Poland signaled that it wants to use coal to produce electricity after 2049 to bolster its energy security.
April 4, 2022 Gold price advances on rising Russia-Ukraine tensions Inflation looks set to remain elevated, which could continue to support the gold price, analysts told Reuters.
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