Minerals & Mining

Eldorado Gold Releases 9th Annual Sustainability Report

Eldorado Gold Corporation (“Eldorado” or “the Company”) is pleased to release its 2020 Sustainability Report (the “Report”), titled Sustainability from the Ground Up

World Environment Day

As a part of World Environment Day, the Eldorado Gold team at TUPRAG Metal Madencilik San. Tic. A.S. participated in a waste collection initiative. They removed and recycled over 560 kilograms of waste from the areas around the Kışladağ Gold Mine.

Nornickel Cuts Emissions at Kola Peninsula by 85% in 2021

PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, has shut down its metallurgical shop at Kola MMC in Monchegorsk.

Nornickel to Add 150 Billion Roubles to Norilsk Development Plan

Nornickel’s CEO Vladimir Potanin announced that the company will allocate 150 billion roubles (over $2 billion) to fund the needs of the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk – home to some of the company’s key operations.

Nornickel Announces Comprehensive Support Programme for the Taimyr’s Indigenous Peoples

Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, has signed cooperation agreements with three organizations representing the indigenous peoples of the Taimyr Peninsula.

Neglected Artisanal Miners Are Proven Critical for the Attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

As world leaders are scheduled to meet virtually for the UN General Assembly in a week’s time, Pact and the University of Delaware are publishing Mapping Artisanal and Small-scale Mining to the Sustainable Development Goals (in short: ASM-SDG Policy Assessment) today.

Pact’s Karen Hayes Named a Top 100 CSR Influence Leader

Pact’s Vice President of Mines to Markets, Karen Hayes, has been named a Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leader.

Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Supported Technical School in Calama, Chile Graduates First Generation of Students

The Colegio Don Bosco De Calama recently graduated its first class of 141 students in December.

The school, opened in 2016, educates middle and high school students, including indigenous children who live in the Province of El Loa near the El Abra mining operations. Students focus on techn...

Freeport-McMoRan’s Pollinator Conservation Initiative Supports Bat Week

Each year, Freeport-McMoRan’s North American operations partner with a number of national and local nonprofit organizations to support Bat Conservation International's annual Bat Week in October.

As pollinators of agaves and other desert plants, bats play a vital role in maintaining the de...

Nornickel's Sustainable Development Report: Reducing Emissions and Setting New Goals

PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, the world’s largest refined nickel and palladium producer, has released its annual Sustainable Development (CD) report for 2019.

Vladimir Potanin, N...