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Articles with tag "mining"
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Russia’s New Indigenous Policy Enables Unchecked Resource Exploitation, Experts Warn
Beneath the lofty language, the policy framework offers few, if any, tangible benefits to Indigenous communities, Indigenous experts told MT.
Putin Approves Emergency Support Measures for Ailing Coal Industry
Russia’s coal industry has been hit hard by Western sanctions, high production costs, falling global prices and logistical bottlenecks.
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Alrosa Discovers Russia's 'Largest-Ever' Diamond as Mir Mine Reopens
The 468-carat, amber-colored diamond has been named “80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.”
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In Russia’s Bashkortostan, Fresh Tensions Grow Over Planned Copper Mining Site
After the republic was rocked by protests and repressions, locals are once again fighting to protect their Indigenous lands from irreversible harm.
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Ukraine and U.S. Sign Long-Awaited Minerals Deal
Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths.
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Mining Company Alrosa Unveils Russia’s Largest-Ever Diamond
The 100-carat diamond, named New Sun, was cut from a billion-year-old 200-carat rough diamond unearthed from an ancient riverbed.
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Russia and U.S. Begin Talks on Rare Earth Metals, Putin Envoy Says
Vladimir Putin has previously said that Russia is a world leader in rare earth minerals and is ready to work with the U.S. on joint projects.
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2 Workers Killed in Accident at Russian Potash Mine
The miners were reportedly crushed to death after a deposit of salt rock broke off from support structures.
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Yanukovych’s Son Selling Coal From Russian-Occupied Ukraine – IStories
Oleksandr Yanukovych oversaw large-scale coal, gas and property development projects before his father was ousted in 2014 and the family fled to Russia...
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Ukraine Stops Production at Pokrovsk Coal Mine as Russian Troops Close In
“There’s no production there, they’re only working on the surface,” an unnamed industry source told Reuters, adding that an evacuation was underway...
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China Gains Foothold in Kazakh Uranium Mining as Russia’s Rosatom Sells Stakes
Uranium One Group sold 49.99% of its shares in Kazakhstan to Astana Mining Company, whose parent company is China’s State Nuclear Uranium Resources Development...
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Key Donbas Coal Mine Shuts Down as Russian Forces Advance on Pokrovsk
The closure of the strategically important Pischane coal mine poses a severe threat to Ukraine’s steel industry.
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Niger Invites Russian Firms to Mine Uranium, Other Resources
The move comes after authorities in Niger suspended French nuclear group Orano’s mining permit for one of the world’s largest uranium deposits.
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Russian Police Arrest Current, Former Energy Officials in Fraud Probe
Anatoly Yanovsky and Sergei Mochalnikov are expected to be charged with large-scale embezzlement and abuse of power.
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Siberian Coal Miners Launch Hunger Strike Over Unpaid Wages
Police launched an investigation into the Inskaya mining company for having failed to pay nearly 400 workers between July and October.
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Cave-In Kills 3 Miners in Russia’s Kamchatka
The mining accident comes just days after two separate deadly incidents at mines in Siberia and the Far East.
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