Scottish bacteria may help clean up acid mine drainage
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh discovered that bacteria found in areas polluted by acid mine drainage had the potential to detoxify the environment by removing heavy metals.
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Ferrexpo hit with corporate rights restrictions for Ukraine subsidiaries
Iron ore pellet producer Ferrexpo said a court has prohibited the transfer of ownership and other shares-related corporate rights of the company’s subsidiaries in Ukraine.
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African Rainbow pauses Bokoni mine expansion plan after H1 profit fall
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) said on Friday it was deferring plans to expand output at its Bokoni mine due to low platinum group metal (PGM) prices after reporting a 43% drop in its half-year profit.
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BHP Australia iron ore train drivers to strike for 24 hours
Iron ore train drivers at BHP Group’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia have voted to strike on Friday in a bid to secure an improved employment agreement, the country’s Mining and Energy Union said on Monday.
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Rainfall plays key role in capping Chinese aluminum capacity
Mining News Pro - Another month, another new record for China’s primary aluminum production sector.
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Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub
Mining News Pro - Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers, making it more difficult and costly to do business amid a surge in demand for the fossil fuel.
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Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies
Mining News Pro - Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor Corp. blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of electric vehicles that strain critical mineral supplies.
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Codelco says 2023 copper production further hurt by heavy rains
Mining News Pro - Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, expects total losses of about 7,000 metric tons of copper production due to last month’s heavy rains, its chairman said on Wednesday, slightly dampening forecasts for the year.
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Severe Australian cyclone set to dump rain on big gold mine
Mining News Pro - Newcrest Mining Ltd.’s Telfer gold mine is expected to get a deluge of heavy rain later this week after the biggest cyclone to hit the Western Australian coast in almost a decade makes landfall.
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Destroyed Ukrainian Energy Grids Impact Steel Production
Mining News Pro - Many Russian offensive measures have targeted the Ukrainian energy network.
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EU, US step up Russian aluminum, nickel imports since Ukraine war
Mining News Pro - The European Union and United States have ramped up buying key industrial metals from Russia, data showed, despite logistical problems spurred by the war in Ukraine and tough talk about starving Moscow of foreign exchange revenue.
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Germany to prioritize coal trains over passenger services
Mining News Pro - Germany plans to give coal trains priority over passenger services on its rail network as it struggles with an energy crunch that’s threatening the economy, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported, citing a draft proposal.
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Hard Days of Iron and Steel Industry in Ukraine
Mining News Pro - In this eastern Ukrainian city, a Soviet-era mural stands boldly in front of Zaporizhstal iron and steel works.
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Nuclear plant disaster in Ukraine is ‘real risk
Mining News Pro - Ukrainian officials said Russian forces shelled the area around Europe’s largest nuclear plant for a second day, hours after the head of the UN’s atomic safety agency warned of “potentially catastrophic consequences.”
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Hundreds of hectares of pristine rainforest destroyed by illegal mining in Venezuela
Mining News Pro - Over 1,200 hectares of pristine rainforest in Venezuela’s southern Bolívar state have been destroyed by unregulated mining operations and other illegal activities taking place within the so-called Orinoco Mining Arc.
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BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies
Mining News Pro - BHP’s chief executive Mike Henry wants to gear up on the company’s $5.7 billion Jansen potash project in Canada as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused major disruptions to global fertilizer supplies.
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Indian aluminium producer NALCO faces coal scarcity due to train shortage
Mining News Pro - Indian state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is facing a coal supply shortfall, due to supplies being diverted to priority electricity generation and a shortage of trains to deliver fuel to NALCO’s power plants.
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Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles
Mining News Pro - The sudden speed of the shift to clean power is forcing Australia, a global champion of coal and gas, to confront one of the energy industry’s biggest challenges — how to transition millions of fossil fuel workers to new roles in wind and solar.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine puts global energy transition at crossroad
Mining News Pro - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is upending the global transition away from fossil fuels in the fight against climate change.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine put global energy at risk
Mining News Pro - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is upending the global transition away from fossil fuels in the fight against climate change.
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Russia-Ukraine war could trigger global recession
Mining News Pro - The war in Ukraine could lead to a global recession, according to Jose Carlos Martins, Vale’s former Executive Director of Ferrous and Strategy.
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Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Mining News Pro - Several analysts have adjusted higher their metal price assumptions for 2022 as the February Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, wreaking havoc on global metals and mineral supply chains.
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Gold price up on doubts over Ukraine ceasefire
Mining News Pro - Gold prices rebounded on Wednesday amid doubts over the possibility of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. A retreat in dollar also helped to bolster the precious metal’s appeal.
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European Steel Industry After Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Mining News Pro - Russia is the world's fifth biggest steel producer, while Ukraine comes in at 14th. The two combined account for a fifth of imports to the European Union.
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World looks to Canada to fill potash, uranium void left by Ukraine
Mining News Pro - Buyers scrambling for supplies of potash and uranium are looking to Canada to fill gaps caused by the war in Ukraine.
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