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The Garpenberg silver and base metals operation is wholly owned by New Boliden, based in Stockholm, the entity created in January 2004 by consolidating the zinc and copper mining and smelting interests of Boliden AB and Outokumpu Oy. (See...

The Eynez coal mine in Soma, Manisa Province, Turkey, saw one of the world's worst mining disasters on 13 May 2014 following an explosion. The total number of casualties from the incident was estimated at 282 the following day...

Çöpler Gold is an open-pit mine located 550km east of Ankara and 120km south-west of the city of Erzincan in the eastern part of Turkey. It is 95% owned by Alacer Gold and five percent by Turkey-based Lydia Maden...

The Corcoesto gold project is located in north-west Spain, about 36km west-south-west of the port city of La Coruña in the Galician Autonomous Community. The project is in the advanced stage of exploration, with a 12,000m drilling program progressing...

In the 1960s, with fertiliser demand growing and the UK reliant on imported potash, ICI decided to develop reserves 40km from its Cleveland facilities in north-east England. The 200ha mine site is at Boulby, half-way between the Tees estuary...

In 1924, the Holmtjarn gold deposit was discovered at Boliden, near Skelleftea in northern Sweden. Soon after, the Boliden Mining Company was formed. Although this mine shut in 1967, the concentrator has continued to treat ores from other Boliden...

The Barruecopardo Tungsten Project is situated in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain. It is 100% owned and operated by Ormonde Mining and has a life of nine years. The mine is planned to be an open pit...