extractive-industries
SNB sells Rio Tinto stake in new divestment from extractive industries
Russia to sell seized stake in gold producer UGC to unit of Gazprombank, Ifax reports
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels
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Exclusive-China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar
Date: June 12, 2025
By Naw Betty Han, Shoon Naing, Devjyot Ghoshal, Eleanor Whalley and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) -A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to...
Ukrainian graphite mine hopes for Trump deal, but say returns won't be instant
Date: February 12, 2025
By Thomas Peter and Vladyslav Smilianets ZAVALLIA, Ukraine (Reuters) - At the 90-year-old Zavallivsky Graphite Mine in central Ukraine, CEO Ostap Kostyuk dreams of making graphite pure enough to use...
Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now
Date: December 2, 2024
By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -A small leftwing environmentalist political party in Norway succeeded on Sunday in blocking plans to mine the sea bed at the bottom of the Arctic, by demanding the government scrap its first licensing round in return for support for the budget. “We are stopping plans to open...
Dirty gold can still slip into London market, rights groups say
Date: March 18, 2024
Dirty gold can still slip into London market, rights groups say By Reade Levinson and David Lewis LONDON (Reuters) – The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), which sets standards for the world’s most established gold market, needs to do more to exclude gold linked to human rights abuses or criminality from its supply chain, rights...
Miners’ profits face an unusual foe: extreme weather
Date: July 29, 2022
(Reuters) – Heavy rainfalls, withering droughts and other extreme weather patterns across the globe are denting miners’ profits and crimping supply of iron ore, copper and other widely-used minerals as climate change roils yet another industry. It is an unusual situation for companies that have experience operating anywhere in the world, include miles underground and...
In Ecuador’s Amazon, indigenous forest defense gains legal ground
Date: June 21, 2022
By Anastasia Moloney SINANGOE/PUYO, Ecuador June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Deep in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, indigenous leader Marcelo Lucitante deftly climbs a tree and attaches a camera trap, camouflaged among thick jungle foliage, to record footage of trespassing illegal gold miners. “We monitor who’s entering our territory without our permission. We’re protecting our territory...