Russia: Rosgeologia discovers 40 deposits in 2019

Last year Rosgeologia discovered 40 new deposits, including those containing rare-earth metals, gold and silver. In addition to prospecting, the enterprise was also working in the field of digitalization. The project to develop digital geology was named Geologia 4.0. The program includes the option of using new technologies in prospecting, for example, drones. Rosgeologia has…

Kazakhstan: Turkish holding eyes mining and extraction projects

Delegation of Turkey’s Eczacibasi Holding has expressed interest in implementing projects on extraction and processing of minerals in Kazakhstan, the press office of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has reported. The issue was discussed during the meeting between Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov and the delegation headed by holding’s CEO Atalay…

Russia: Novaya Zemlya mining project port construction approved

Glavgosexpertiza (Russia’s Main Department of State Expertise) experts have considered and approved the design documentation and engineering survey findings under the project on construction of a port on the Yuzhniy Island of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago (Arkhangelsk region) as infrastructure of Pavlovskoye Lead and Zinc Deposit. Pavlovskoye Lead and Zinc Deposit discovered in late 1990s…