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The EU has approved a temporary derogation allowing Poland to keep coal-fired power plants in its capacity market until 2028, despite rising pressure to accelerate its energy transition.
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The Czech Republic will close its final hard-coal mine by 2026, ending more than a century of mining and sparking debate over the region’s green industrial future.
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Slovenia has drafted a law to close the Velenje coal mine by 2033, allocating €1.1 billion to support workers, remediation, and regional transition efforts.
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Kazakhstan’s Sarytogan deposit has produced graphite of record purity — 99.9992% carbon — confirming its status as one of the world’s richest and cleanest graphite sources.
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Germany has launched a €6 billion decarbonisation program for heavy industry, introducing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology into its climate contracts for the first time.
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The Trump administration is considering taking a stake in Critical Metals Corp, potentially giving the U.S. direct ownership in Greenland’s massive Tanbreez rare earth project.
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Kazakhstan plans to create a nationwide digital subsoil map by 2030, covering 450,000 km² to identify rare and rare-earth mineral deposits.
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Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urged transparency, environmental standards, and education-driven growth in mining at the Mining Armenia Forum 2025.
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Armenia pledges to advance its mining strategy with a focus on digitalization, international standards, and new geological exploration.
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USA Rare Earth is acquiring UK-based Less Common Metals in a $100M deal, marking a major step toward restoring rare earth metal production in the US.