February 28, 2022 Rio Tinto settles with Australian watchdog on Mozambique disclosure breach Company has agreed to pay a small penalty for overstating its Mozambique coal reserves in 2012.
February 28, 2022 Sandvik pauses Russian operations Russia accounted for 3.5% of Sandvik's sales in 2021.
February 28, 2022 Lithium Americas considers spinning off US operations The separation would create an independent public company focused on the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada.
February 28, 2022 Germany may extend coal use to replace Russian gas While Germany can manage without Russian gas for the coming months, the country would have to expand its purchasing strategy significantly for next winter.
February 27, 2022 Bank of Russia resumes gold buying after two-year pause The central bank will start buying gold again on the domestic precious metals market.
February 27, 2022 Wind-power giant Orsted stops buying coal, biomass from Russia The world’s top offshore wind developer will also ensure that Russian companies aren’t direct suppliers to the construction of its renewable energy projects
February 27, 2022 BP to exit Rosneft stake and may take $25 billion hit The decision to leave Rosneft may imply a $25 billion hit for BP.
February 27, 2022 Hungary won’t cancel Russia-backed nuclear project, Orban says Viktor Orban rejected opposition calls to suspend or scrap the Russia-backed expansion of the country’s sole nuclear power plant.
February 27, 2022 Australian mining billionaire to invest $2.2bn in renewable energy project Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy has acquired the Clarke Creek project - a wind, solar and battery farm development.
February 27, 2022 Australian miners ramp up search for lithium to meet EV demand Miners invested $700 million in the three months ended Dec. 31, according to a report by consultancy BDO, up 11% on the prior quarter.
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