Norway prolongs coal mining at Svalbard until 2025
“The coal will be used in production of steel in Europe,” says Minister of Industry, Jan Christian Vestre in a prepared statement. He argues that...
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Nordic Mining illegally releases carcinogen
On the evening of Thursday 5th May, in western Norway’s pristine Sunnfjord district, Nordic Mining demolished a barn with an asbestos roof. Inspectors stopped the...
Norway: EMX will receive a 9.9% stake in Mahviez, 2.5% NSR royalty interests
Canada’s EMX Royalty has agreed to divest its Mo-i-Rana volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) project in Norway to Sweden-based Mahvie Minerals. According to the deal, EMX...
Mineral Commodities announced results from Trælen Graphite Mine in Norway
Trælen Graphite Mine is part of the Skaland Graphite Operation on the island of Senja, Norway. In March this year, Mineral Commodities began a 17-hole,...
MRC’s graphite production in Norway
“The commencement of decline mining represents a new chapter in the life of Trælen mining operations, which until now have been following the graphite ore...
Norwegian Nussir gets cooperation agreement with municipality for fully-electric copper mine
An agreement between Hammerfest municipality in Norway and Norwegian company Nussir was signed. The agreement allows for local business and job opportunities, the company said,...
Capella Minerals restoring Norway’s copper sector
Historically important Norway’s copper mining sector has supplied the metal to Europe since the Age of Enlightenment. Capella Minerals has a market capitalization of CAD$10...
Norwegian phosphate, vanadium and titanium raw materials discovery
A lucrative phosphate deposit in Norway caught the attention of local scientists. What sounded rather unspectacular at first has turned into one of Europe’s most...
Closure of Nornickel’s plant, Barents region’s biggest air polluter
Oligarch and Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin first announced the closure of the plant last fall, a move affecting about 800 workers. With just six weeks before the shutdown, only two...
Norway greenlights copper mine with tailings to be dumped in Arctic fjord
Protests from the indigenous Sami people, local fishermen and environmental groups were turned down by the government. “Allowing this to happen with a protected...
