Compilation: Mining and drilling in the Arctic
Mining boost in Russian central Arctic to feed electric vehicle market
Russia’s Nornickel says it can supply enough battery packs to reduce global CO2 emissions by 50-100 million tonnes over the
Major rare metal plant planned for Russia’s central Arctic
On the remote Arctic tundra of Norilsk, in Russia’s central Arctic, comes a big plant for the production of palladium,
Mineral exploration plummets in northwestern Canada
There’s concern about the future of mineral exploration in Yukon, a territory in northwestern Canada, after a sharp downturn in
Nickel plant in northwest Russia shutting down its first furnace
With the closure comes a 33% cut in emissions from the infamous factory in the Russian, Norwegian borderland. Just one
Blog – Kiruna, an Arctic Swedish town built and relocated for mining
The Arctic mining town of Kiruna, Sweden has a mythical allure to it. The community of 18,000 people built its
Moody’s downgrades rating on $550M bond owed by Northern Canada mines owner
The murky future for two diamond mines in the Northwest Territories has led a major credit ratings agency to doubt
US sanctions against Chinese shipping company could hurt Russia’s LNG exports
Washington’s blacklisting of COSCO includes potentially devastating consequences for Russian LNG exports from the Arctic. The sanctions announced on the
Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge
The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National
Russia showing renewed interest in Svalbard’s oil potential
The well Grumantskaya-1 in Svalbard proved little or no oil and gas resources and was soon abandoned by Soviet authorities.
LNG-reloading operations end in Norway’s Arctic waters
Several million tons of liquified natural gas were reloaded in course of few months in the waters outside Honningsvåg, northern
