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07.08.2026Turan Resources is preparing to develop two gold deposits in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region. The Aktas I and Aktas II deposits…
06.08.2026Russian mining company Areal will invest ₽30 billion in developing a lithium deposit in the Republic of Tuva. The project,…
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05.08.2026Two of the world's largest mining companies, long regarded primarily as suppliers of iron ore to the steel industry, are…
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05.08.2026The Solntsevsky coal mine on Russia's Sakhalin Island has introduced a digital dispatch assistant that acts as a virtual foreman…
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03.08.2026Australian mining company Fortescue is looking for new buyers of its iron ore in Southeast Asia and India following a…- 02.08.2026Polymetal has signed an investment protection agreement with Russia's federal and regional ministries of economic development, paving the way for…
01.08.2026Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug maintained stable precious metals production during the first six months of the year, producing 11.3 tonnes…
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