Finnish Government Says Toxic Level Of Nickel, Uranium In Lake
Nickel – AFP reported toxic levels of nickel and uranium have been found in the lake near Talvivarra (LSE:TALV) nickel mine, according to the government of Finland.
Nickel – AFP reported toxic levels of nickel and uranium have been found in the lake near Talvivarra (LSE:TALV) nickel mine, according to the government of Finland.
Nickel – Reuters reported Finnish government officials says the Talvivaara (LSE:TALV) nickel mine is not ready to reopen as it continues to leak waste water.
Uranium – Reuters reported Talvivaara (LSE:TALV) says it has discovered radioactive uranium more than 50 times higher than the normal level in Finland.
Oil – A European firm focused on renewable energy is asking serious questions about the manner in which we derive our energy. With the opening of a pilot plant aimed at producing microbial oil from waste, is the time right to shift toward “greener” energy sources?
Uranium – Reuters reported Talvivaara (LSE:TALV) is expecting a permit in January or February to extract uranium at its Finland project.
Chromium – Bloomberg reported that Finland's largest power user, stainless-steel maker Outokumpu (HEL:OUT1V), will increase its annual power consumption by 40 percent over the next two years, during which time it plans to double its ferrochrome output capacity to 540,000 metric tons per year.
Nickel – Mining Weekly reported nickel miner Talvivaara (LSE:TALV) is unlikely to expand its mine if the Finnish government increases taxes due to environmental concerns.
Palladium – Finore Mining (TSXV:FIN) reported it plans to purchase the Läntinen Koillismaa palladium-platinum-gold-copper-nickel project.
Uranium – Talvivaara Mining Company Plc (LSE:TALV) announced the Finnish government awarded them a permit to extract uranium as a by-product from its existing operations.
Silver – Boliden (TSX:BOL) announced it has begun recovering silver from zinc at its Kokkola smelter to make silver concentrate.
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