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...
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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...
