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Analysis
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![How are governments supporting miners in the post-coronavirus world?]()
How are governments supporting miners in the post-coronavirus world?
This week, Western Australia outlined its Covid-19 recovery plan, with part of the stimulus package geared towards stimulating mining exploration in the state. This is just one of the ways...
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![External pressures and internal struggles: what the fall of Murray Energy tell us about American coal mining]()
External pressures and internal struggles: what the fall of Murray Energy tell us about American coal mining
Murray Energy, the US’s largest privately held coal producer, has fallen from a position as one of the most productive US miners to allegations of manipulating figures amidst a bankruptcy...
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![Nornickel announce real-time permafrost monitoring system]()
Nornickel announce real-time permafrost monitoring system
Russian nickel and palladium producer Nornickel is developing a real-time system to monitor soil conditions and the stability of foundations at its operations in permafrost, the company announced in its...
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![Boost for US rare earths as Lynas signs contract for separation facility]()
Boost for US rare earths as Lynas signs contract for separation facility
Australian rare earths miner Lynas announced this week that it has signed a contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to begin initial work on a heavy rare earth...
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![Rehabilitating Australia’s mines]()
Rehabilitating Australia’s mines
As one of the world’s most significant mining hubs, a vast proportion of Australia’s land is given over to industry. Yet every new project has a lifespan, and suitably rehabilitating...
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![Mining Mongolia: what potential does this land-locked country hold?]()
Mining Mongolia: what potential does this land-locked country hold?
Mongolia recently cancelled an executive order to fund the giant Tavan Tolgoi coal project through an international initial public offering (IPO), blaming political problems and unfavourable financial markets. Instead, the country is...
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![Elon Musk pledges “giant contract” for sustainable nickel miners]()
Elon Musk pledges “giant contract” for sustainable nickel miners
Elon Musk, CEO of US electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla, has promised a “giant contract for a long period of time” to any company able to extract nickel...
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![Paying a premium: how commodity exchanges are going green]()
Paying a premium: how commodity exchanges are going green
Buyers get the option of trading natural gas and aluminium based on their environmental impact, to meet demand from climate-concerned consumers and investors. By Mark Nicholls
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![Gem of the Gobi: new issue of MINE Magazine out now]()
Gem of the Gobi: new issue of MINE Magazine out now
In this issue: funding Mongolia’s Tavan Tolgoi project, Covid-19’s impact on the copper glut, Murray Energy’s journey to bankruptcy, and more.
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![Northern Dynasty optimistic for Pebble sign off]()
Northern Dynasty optimistic for Pebble sign off
Pebble, the copper, gold and molybdenum deposit in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, could cross its final hurdle before approval this week. Regulatory chief for the US Army Corps...
