Russia’s Transportation Minister Maksim Sokolov has announced the development of a new ice-free port on the Kola Peninsula and noted that it would allow Russia to dispense with its use of ports in the Baltic countries for the transfer of coal early in the next decade Because oil and natural gas are Russia’s largest exports, ... Moscow plans new Arctic port to bypass Baltics and Ukraine
MINEX Forum | April 6, 2018 Russia’s Transportation Minister Maksim Sokolov has announced the development of a new ice-free port on the Kola Peninsula and noted that it would allow Russia to dispense with its use of ports in the Baltic countries for the transfer of coal early in the next decade Because oil and natural gas are Russia’s largest exports, ... 
Mechel PAO (MOEX:MTLR) (NYSE:MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports launching Longwall 0-17-16 at V.I. Lenina Underground Mine which is part of Southern Kuzbass Coal Company. The new longwall’s industrial coal reserves are estimated at 650,000 tonnes of valuable coking coal grades. The longwall is 200 meters long, the extraction panel ... 
The global race to develop batteries for electric cars is reaching deep into the pine forests of central Sweden, where a dormant graphite mine is getting a new lease on life. Woxna, situated about 160 miles (259 kilometers) north of Stockholm, was mothballed in 2001 amid a slump in prices. Now, a Canadian company called Leading ... 
Aim-listed Amur Minerals has started the development process for its 350 km access road that will link its Kun-Manie project site to the Ulak rail station on the Baikal-Amur rail line. The company has engaged Cevi Constuzioni (CC) to undertake the inaugural step in the design of the road. According with Russian requirements, the first ... 
Aim-listed nickel/copper sulphide exploration and development company Amur Minerals has completed a 350 km ice road to its Kun-Manie project, in the Amur province in far east Russia, and has begun restocking supplies for the 2018 field season. In a press release issued on Friday, the company noted that nine vehicle convoys were transporting the ... 
Mongolia can build a power plant at its Tavan Tolgoi coal mine by 2021 to supply the Oyu Tolgoi copper project, energy officials said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to hold Rio Tinto to an agreement to use Mongolian power. Tensions have mounted between the Mongolian government and its fellow shareholders in Oyu Tolgoi, ... 
Silver and gold company Polymetal International is considering building a plant to refine refractory gold ore in the city of Sovetsksya Gavan in Russia’s Far East, according to a statement published by the regional government on Tuesday. “The Sovetskaya Gavan’s site has all the necessary infrastructure and suits the new facility perfectly: there is a ... 
Based on projections in US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017), much of the future growth in world energy consumption will occur in the nations of Asia outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (or non-OECD Asia). Although China and India account for most of the region’s energy consumption, EIA projects broad ... 
The board of Connemara Mining Company plc (AIM: CON) have been informed that Group Eleven Resources Corp. (“G11”), a private company, has acquired the 76.56% interest held by Teck Ireland (“Teck”) in TILZ Minerals, the joint venture company, which holds six (6) prospecting licences covering the Stonepark zinc project in Limerick, Ireland, said Connemara Mining. Connemara ... 
Image: newscientist.com Once the engine of the Industrial Revolution rooted in the UK, coal is now less popular than ever as an electricity source. According to Aurora Research, the fossil fuel contributed just 2% of total power generated in Britain in July. That’s half the amount of coal used in the same month last year. For the ... 
La Escondida, an underground coal mine located in the Spaniard town of Caboalles de Arriba, was shut down on Friday. It was the last project of its type located in the Castilla and León region, mining.com noted. According to local media, owner Hijos de Baldomero García decided to close the 60-year-old mine because no power company ... 
Karelian Diamond Resources plc (AIM: KDR, ESM: KDRI) announced that it has received a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) on its 1.6 hectare Lahtojoki diamondiferous kimberlite pipe in the Kuopio – Kaavi district in south eastern Finland (“Lahtojoki”) over which the Company holds a Mining Concession. The PEA study was carried out by Michael Brennan of ...