Even though Anya Karkachova grew up in the heartland of Ukraine’s industrial east — dotted by coal mines and their smoking chimneys — she never imagined she would be working underground herself. But the 31-year-old is now one among hundreds of Ukrainian women who have taken on new roles below the surface of the war-battered […]
(Bloomberg) — Across the US and allied countries, owners of left-for-dead uranium mines are restarting operations to capitalize on rising demand for the nuclear fuel. Most Read from Bloomberg At least five US producers are reviving mines in states including Wyoming, Texas, Arizona and Utah, where production flourished until governments soured on the radioactive element […]
(Bloomberg) — Newmont Corp., the world’s top gold producer, will seek to sell six mines and two projects in a set of divestitures aimed at generating $2 billion in cash. Most Read from Bloomberg The Denver-based company said Thursday it intends to divest three Canadian gold mines — Éléonore, Musselwhite and Porcupine — along with […]
Newly shared videos show Russian soldiers clearing land mines with sticks, logs, and other tools. Both sides in this war have at times cleared mines in unconventional ways. Ukraine is the most heavily mined country in the world, and it has complicated battlefield movements. Videos from the war in Ukraine show Russian soldiers clearing land […]
Swedish miner Boliden’s plans to shrink operations and reduce targeted output at its Tara zinc mine in Navan, Co Meath when it restarts this year, a source close to the matter told Reuters. The mine was put on care and maintenance in June after prices of the galvanizing metal hit a three-year low and Boliden […]
The Russians launched 23 attacks during the past 24 hours on border areas of Sumy Oblast in Ukraine. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: A total of 110 explosions were recorded. Yunakivka, Krasnopillia, Bilopillia, Myropillia, Velyka Pysarivka and Nova Sloboda hromadas have been struck [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or […]
Bad news out of Kazakhstan sparked a surge in the share prices of multiple uranium stocks on Friday, with shares of companies such as Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) and Denison Mines (NYSEMKT: DNN) rising 9.6% and 9.7% through 1:15 p.m. ET, while Corpus Christi, Texas-based uranium producer Uranium Energy (NYSEMKT: UEC) beat them both with a […]
The intensity of drone use and minefields “made it impossible” for both Russia and Ukraine to conduct offensive operations last year, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Le Monde published on Jan. 11. Russia has constructed defensive lines along the areas it has occupied in Ukraine’s […]
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported what kind of weapons North Korea supplies to Russia. Source: Andrii Yusov, DIU spokesperson, during the national joint 24/7 newscast on 15 December Quote: “We understand what else was provided. … The supply of artillery shells, anti-tank missiles, projectiles for MLRS and mines is something that has been […]
ISTANBUL — Defense leaders from Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania formalized a pact Jan. 11 aimed at protecting Black Sea shipping from mines laid in the course of Russia’s attack against Ukraine. Turkish defense minister Yaşar Güler, Bulgarian deputy defense minister Atanas Zapryanov and Romanian defense minister Angel Tîlvăr signed a memorandum of understanding to that […]
NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement Thursday on demining the Black Sea to ensure safe passage after Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Russian navy mined Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline in the early stages of its invasion nearly two years ago. Some of the mines have since been found in the waters of […]
Turkey’s Defense Minister Yasar Guler, center, Romania’s Defense Minister Angel Tilvar, left, and Bulgaria’s Deputy Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov pose for the media after signing the “Mine counter-measures task group Black Sea” joint agreement in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania on Thursday signed an agreement to jointly tackle rogue sea […]