Sharp drop in emissions near Norwegian border, says Russian mining company
New technology at the ore-briquetting plant in Zapolyarny could be good news for the fragile taiga forest. But does Nornickel
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Blog: Explosions in the Arctic: mining gravel in Alaska
On the Fourth of July in the United States of America, fireworks and explosions galore. That means the time is ripe
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First building moved as northern Sweden town is relocated
The first of eight historic buildings in the city of Kiruna was moved on Wednesday morning, a major milestone in
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Terrafame mine admits more widespread groundwater contamination, fights stricter environmental rules
The Terrafame mining company, formerly known as Talvivaara, has rejected the terms imposed on it for a new waste storage
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On remote Russian Arctic coast, a grand coal project in the making
More than ten million tons of coal per year is to be floated out to the markets from Dikson, the
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Gold miner Agnico Eagle to invest $1.2B in two Canadian Arctic mines
Toronto-based Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is moving ahead with plans to expand an existing gold mine project and develop another
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Commodities firm takes 15 percent stake in Terrafame troubled mine
Mining firm Terrafame announced new investment from Trafigura Group on Friday, two years after Finland’s government established the new fully
Read moreTHE OBSERVER- Jimmy Kamimmalik
We take you into studio with Jimmy Kamimmalik, an artist and printmaker working in Baker Lake, a community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut.
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No more state money for Terrafame mine, says Finland’s minister of economic affairs
Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä says it’s “his understanding” that state support for the Terrafame mine (formerly known as
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Environmental group welcomes Canadian mine’s decision to abandon icebreaking plans
A giant iron mining operation in the Canadian Arctic is getting rare praise from environmental groups and local communities after
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Blog: Arctic oil – Russia pushes North as U.S. blocks Alaska leasing
While the U.S. Department of the Interior announced earlier this month that it would hold off on leasing areas in the Alaskan
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Pollution in Arctic Russian city of Nikel increases – Will new technology turn the tides?
Russia’s environmental minister informs Norway about how the plant in Nikel will come up with a plan for best available
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Prospecting for gold in Finnish Lapland
Finland, the European Union’s leading producer of gold, is attracting mining companies from around the world. They are now prospecting
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Will new Finnish railway bridge gap between Arctic and Central Europe?
Helsinki remains committed to build a connection through the Gulf of Finland and all the way to the Norwegian Arctic
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Nickel production up in Kola Peninsula
Up almost 30 percent last three months Figures from the last quarterly report of Norilsk Nickel show that production in
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