Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet metals tycoons whose businesses are located in the region of Krasnoyarsk, which the President is visiting today, to discuss local residents’ ecological concerns, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Putin will meet with billionaire Vladimir Potanin, co-owner of the world’s largest nickel and palladium producerNorilsk Nickel, and with aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, majority shareholder of En+ Group – or his ... Putin to discuss environment with Russian metals tycoons
David McHutchon | February 7, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet metals tycoons whose businesses are located in the region of Krasnoyarsk, which the President is visiting today, to discuss local residents’ ecological concerns, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Putin will meet with billionaire Vladimir Potanin, co-owner of the world’s largest nickel and palladium producerNorilsk Nickel, and with aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, majority shareholder of En+ Group – or his ... 
London-listed Highland Gold Mining has published the results of a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its youngest mine, Belaya Gora, and the nearby greenfield Blagodatnoye deposit, in the Khabarovsk region of Russia’s Far East. The PFS, which was prepared by SRK Consulting, puts forward new mining plans for Belaya Gora and Blagodatnoye, both of which are openpit operations. The strategy is to mine the ... 
Palladium and nickel miner Norilsk Nickel(Nornickel) has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Russian Platinum, in terms of which the companies will establish a joint venture (JV) to develop disseminated ore deposits in the Norilsk industrial district. The 50:50 JV aims to be one of the world’s largest producers of platinum-group metals (PGMs) with a target production of 70 t/y ... 
Uzbekistan plans to increase coal production up to 11.1 million tons by 2021 to meet the needs of the population and industry. The Uzbek Ministry of Economy announced the approval of the Program for the further development and modernization of the coal Industry for 2017-2021. Given that in 2017, the volume of coal mining amounted ... 
This publication is part of Carnegie’s Reforming Ukraine project and is supported in part by grants from the Center for East European and International Studies (Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien, ZOiS) and the Open Society Foundations. The weaknesses of Ukraine’s energy sector since independence in 1991 shine a spotlight on the foundational link between energy security ... 
An online platform for monitoring, reporting and verifying emission sources and greenhouse gases (GHG) was officially launched today by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the World Bank. The platform is an essential element of the National Emissions Trading System of Kazakhstan, which was launched in 2013 as the country’s main instrument to ... 
Highland Gold Mining said a definitive feasibility study of its proposed Kekura gold project in Russia had indicated an expected capital cost of $229m. Average annual gold production of 172 koz was estimated for the first eight years of operation and 46 koz for the final eight years. Highland Gold Mining is targeting the commencement ... 
Lydian International Limited is pleased to announce that its Amulsar Gold Project has been pre-operationally certified in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (“Cyanide Code”). The announcement was made on January 18, 2018 by the International Cyanide Management Institute. The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program designed to assist the global gold and ... 
Global demand for gold fell last year as investors piled into stock markets instead, cancelling out the first annual increase in purchases of gold jewellery in four years and the increased use of the precious metal in smartphones and car electronics. Demand for gold fell by 7% year on year to just over 4,000 tonnes ...