November 30, 2016 Scandinavian Biopower to invest in a biocoal plant in Mikkeli Finland – construction works to start late 2017 Scandinavian Biopower Oy, a 100% subsidiary of Dutch private equity investment company Momentum Capital, has made an investment decision to commission a biocoal plant in Mikkeli, Finland.
November 30, 2016 Canada’s Diavik mine axes 51 jobs Company says it was forced to lay off employees from across the business given "current market conditions."
November 30, 2016 Canadian mining company in London targeted by protesters over EU-Canada trade deal Last night activists obliterated the words ‘democracy’, ‘environment’ and ‘justice’ with gold spray paint outside the offices of a Canadian mining company, in a protest designed to draw attention to…
November 30, 2016 Mining accidents in China to spike as country digs more coal In the last week alone, seven miners have been killed and 22 others remain trapped, following two accidents in local coal operations.
November 30, 2016 Gold’s 2016 rally was built on sand The headline word for 2017 will be 'inflation' and wealth preservation will continue to be a watchword for those looking to position themselves strategically… and by extension gold is well…
November 30, 2016 Frantic search for 4 missing miners in Poland after cave-in Rescuers were searching for four missing miners in southwestern Poland on Wednesday after an earth tremor caused rockfalls deep underground in a copper mine owned by KGHM.
November 30, 2016 Phosphate mining firms set sights on Southern Africa’s sea floor Southern Africa finds itself at the center of the offshore bulk sediment mining debate as international companies rush to strip mine phosphate deposits in coastal waters of South Africa and…
November 29, 2016 Vale reconsiders selling $10 billion in core assets Higher ore recovery and price realization may help Vale generate $2.2 billion next year in free cash flow, Chief Executive Officer Murilo Ferreira said.
November 29, 2016 Gensource Potash, Essel Group to jointly develop small potash mine in Saskatchewan The agreement is EGME's second significant investment in the potash industry. In 2015, it acquired the exploration license for the Bada mine in Eritrea.
November 29, 2016 Horizonte to raise $11.2M to fund Brazil’s next major nickel mine Araguaia, which hosts a proven and probable mineral reserve of almost 25 million tonnes grading 1.77% nickel, is expected to begin production by 2019.
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