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Policies and Regulation
Serbia's central bank is repatriating its entire gold reserve, approximately $6 billion worth, to be held on its own soil, making it the first Eastern European nation to do so and eschewing…
Policies and Regulation
At a high-level summit in Beijing, the European Union acknowledged China’s efforts to ease restrictions on rare earth exports, a move that had threatened key European industries. The curbs, imposed in April…
Industry News
Allegations of human rights and environmental abuse at mining operations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia tripled in 2024, raising alarms over the hidden costs of the green transition.
Companies & Organisations
Vulcan Energy has secured €104 million in German grants to develop Europe's first geothermal-powered lithium project for EV batteries.
Policies and Regulation
MEPs accuse the EU Commission of sidelining transparency in its rush to approve strategic mining projects.
Industry News
Romania’s Rovina Valley Project, Europe’s second-largest gold-copper deposit, nears construction as final permits and funding fall into place.
Industry News
Several thousand people gathered in the city of Loznica, western Serbia, to protest Rio Tinto’s controversial Jadar lithium and boron mining project. Organized by the activist group Ne damo Jadar, the demonstration…
Industry News
Japan and the EU are teaming up to secure critical minerals and reduce reliance on China amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Companies & Organisations
Boliden will resume dividends after stronger-than-expected Q2 free cash flow and successful mine acquisitions.
Industry News
A record-breaking marathon will take place 1,120 metres underground in Sweden’s Garpenberg mine this October.