Standing What is the nature and importance of the mining industry in your country? Mining has been of great importance in Sweden throughout modern history, and ore production has been rising significantly in recent years. There are currently about 100 companies with exploration permits active in the search for minerals, and the mining sector in ... 
First-step analysis: mining in Sweden
MINEX Forum | June 11, 2020
Standing What is the nature and importance of the mining industry in your country? Mining has been of great importance in Sweden throughout modern history, and ore production has been rising significantly in recent years. There are currently about 100 companies with exploration permits active in the search for minerals, and the mining sector in ... 
Mining group Chaarat Gold said it was planning for production to commence from its Kyzyltash deposit in the Kyrgyz Republic from 2026, following construction in 2024 and 2025. The company said a preliminary metallurgical assessment for the project had been completed by John Marsden of US-baased metallurgical consulting company Metallurgium. The study anticipated potential gold ... 
BELGRADE (Serbia), June 2 (SeeNews) – Zijin Bor Copper, the Serbian unit of China’s Zijin Mining Group, has launched a $65 million (58.1 million) project for the construction of an electrolytic copper refining plant, a company official said. The construction of the plant, which will have a capacity to process 200,000 tonnes of copper cathode per year, started on May ... 
ASX-listed Adriatic Metals can now move on to the urban planning permit phase of the exploitation approvals process for its Veovaca precious and base metals deposit after Bosnia’s Federal Government signed off on the environmental permit, removing a key hurdle on the pathway to production for the company. The permit covers the Veovaca mine, plant ... 
Chaarat reported production of 12,992oz of gold equivalent in the March quarter of 2020, compared to 11,402oz in the Decemer quarter, with the All-in-Sustaining Cost (AISC) falling to US$1,074/oz from US$1,242/oz. There was an improvement in throughput and grades to 178,144t at a feed grade of 2.86g/t, from 176,922t at a feed grade of 2.61g/t in ... 
KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM – 35 coronavirus-positive employees of Nurkazgan mine of the Kazakhmys LLP were detected, Kazinform correspondent reports. The production cycle at the mine is suspended. According to the press service of Kazakhmys LLP, the first case of coronavirus infection at the site was recorded on May 6. One COVID-19 positive man, three closely contacted ... 
(Alliance News) – Altyn PLC on Monday said it has achieved an important milestone and moved towards extension of its mining contract at Sekisovskoye deposit in Kazakhstan until 2030. The mining company said the State Ecological Expertise Agency of Eastern Kazakhstan’s region has approved the plan of mining operations and environmental impact assessment of the ... 
Russia’s defence ministry is setting up a mobile field hospital at the largest Siberian mine of the country’s top gold producer, Polyus, to treat miners who contract the new coronavirus, the company said on Monday. Russia produces dozens of metals for global markets and the decision to open the field hospital at the mine underlines ... 
Mundoro Capital Inc. is a Canadian-based junior mining company that is utilizing the proven partner model to boost mining exploration in Serbia and Bulgaria’s Tethyan belt and is focused on investing in base metal and precious metal projects in the western portion of the Tethyan belt in Bulgaria and Serbia. The company focuses on copper ... 
Copper miner Atalaya Mining says the regional authorities of the Junta de Andalucía have validated the environmental permits for Proyecto Riotinto, ending a legal process that started a year-and-a-half ago. In September 2018, the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía ruled in favour of an environmental group against the government of Andalucía (JdA). Atalaya was ... 
Russia’s Alrosa (MCX: ALRS), the world’s top diamond producer by output, is temporarily suspending production at two assets as demand and sales for diamonds continues to drop. Major consumers, including China and the United States, are struggling with economic headwinds caused by the global covid-19 pandemic. Extended lockdowns affecting key players in the supply chain, including polishers ... 
Kinross (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) reported on Tuesday that net earnings almost doubled to $122.7 million, or $0.10 per share, for Q1 2020, compared with net earnings of $64.7 million, or $0.05 per share, in Q1 2019. The Toronto-based gold miner said the increase was mainly due to higher margins, which outpaced the increase in average ...