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Poland

Two dead and one missing in coal mine collapse in Poland

The incident happened near the coal face, an area in Polish coal mines known for being particularly vulnerable to cave-ins and methane gas explosions, due to the presence of gas in the rock.

Business

Diamonds fail to make the cut as Anglo American turns down BHP offer

A decision to demerge or sell its diamond and platinum businesses is expected to go a long way in maintaining Anglo American's profitability, by focusing on the more lucrative copper and iron ore businesses.

Euronews Witness

Europe's pursuit of metals exacts a toll on Sweden's Sámi community

Europe is striving to increase its domestic production of metals. Mines located in Northern Sweden will play a crucial role in fulfilling the EU's objectives, but they are already encountering resistance from local communities, foreshadowing potential challenges that may arise throughout the EU.

Business

Miner Anglo American rejects BHP’s ‘opportunistic’ takeover bid

The UK miner says the €36 billion offer from its rival is ‘significantly’ too low.

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Poland

Polish court allows Turow coal mine to stay open for now

Turów in southwest Poland supplies lignite to an adjacent power plant responsible for eight per cent of Poland's energy

Climate

‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

Native groups in South America sit on $1 trillion of lithium but at what cost to their water, culture and livelihoods?

Economy

Here's why Europe needs to revive its mining sector

The revival of Europe's domestic mining sector could reduce the continent's dependence on Chinese rare earth minerals, as well as risks such as price volatility and loss of competitiveness.

Earth News

Oslo defends seabed mining plans amid environmental concerns

Norway has declared its full support for a UN treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas, despite drawing fire over plans to open up swathes of its own territorial waters to exploration for critical raw materials, potentially a step towards granting seabed mining concessions.

Europe News

Euroviews. Norway made a mistake in its decision to move towards deep-sea mining

Over and above the environmental risks and the precedent such a decision would set, exploiting the seabed is by no means a good economic deal, MEPs MEP Pascal Canfin and Catherine Chabaud write.

15 February 2024

Earth News

Samba for the Amazon: Rio Carnival calls for end to illegal mining

Dancers from a samba school call for more protection for the Indigenous Yanonami people, whose lives are threatened by illegal mining.

13 February 2024

Ecotech

One of Europe’s deepest mines is being turned into a gravity battery

A Scottish company is using the Pyhäjärvi mine to build its first full-scale prototype gravity energy store.

6 February 2024

Europe News

Norway's approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament

Norway's controversial decision to approve commercial deep-sea mining in its waters has highlighted a left-right rift in the European Parliament.

17 January 2024

Europe News

Euroviews. Norway's latest plan for Arctic deep sea mining will inevitably sink

Norway’s decision to open up the Arctic to mining may just be the spark that torches the industry’s entire future, Louisa Casson writes.

17 January 2024

Economy

What are Europe's most concentrated industry sectors?

The concentration data is new and experimental but is useful for gaining a better understanding of how much production in an industry or the entire economy is controlled by a small number of large firms, according to Eurostat.

15 January 2024

Earth News

Norway becomes first country to back controversial deep-sea mining

According to a study by the Environmental Justice Foundation published on the day of the vote, deep-sea mining is not needed for the clean energy transition.

11 January 2024

Norway

Protests in Norway against move to allow seabed mining exploration

The vote has opened an area of the Norwegian Sea nearly as big as Italy to deep-sea mining exploration - an activity that scientists fear might destroy marine life.

10 January 2024

Business

Why Rio Tinto's Guinea iron ore project is starting after 27 years

Rio Tinto's Simandou project in Guinea could finally be making progress after 27 years of consecutive delays.

Markets

Will these mining stocks dig their way to greatness in 2024?

Euronews Business takes a look at the performance of mining stocks across Europe in 2023 and looks at the outlook for companies in 2024.

22 December 2023

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MTN & Huawei power the 5G revolution in South African coal mines

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MTN’s 5G mining deployment is making waves in South Africa as the coal industry moves towards ground-breaking digitisation.

20 December 2023

Business

Euroviews. Trust and credibility are essential to 21st-century mining in Europe

The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act is a great start to ensuring a more sustainable supply, but we must address the challenge of public acceptance, Sinead Kaufman writes.

28 November 2023