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Yanukovych’s Son Selling Coal From Russian-Occupied Ukraine – IStories

Oleksandr Yanukovych oversaw large-scale coal, gas and property development projects before his father was ousted in 2014 and the family fled to Russia...

Ukraine Stops Production at Pokrovsk Coal Mine as Russian Troops Close In

“There’s no production there, they’re only working on the surface,” an unnamed industry source told Reuters, adding that an evacuation was underway...

China Gains Foothold in Kazakh Uranium Mining as Russia’s Rosatom Sells Stakes

Uranium One Group sold 49.99% of its shares in Kazakhstan to Astana Mining Company, whose parent company is China’s State Nuclear Uranium Resources Development...

Key Donbas Coal Mine Shuts Down as Russian Forces Advance on Pokrovsk

The closure of the strategically important Pischane coal mine poses a severe threat to Ukraine’s steel industry.

Niger Invites Russian Firms to Mine Uranium, Other Resources

The move comes after authorities in Niger suspended French nuclear group Orano’s mining permit for one of the world’s largest uranium deposits.

Russian Police Arrest Current, Former Energy Officials in Fraud Probe

Anatoly Yanovsky and Sergei Mochalnikov are expected to be charged with large-scale embezzlement and abuse of power.

Siberian Coal Miners Launch Hunger Strike Over Unpaid Wages

Police launched an investigation into the Inskaya mining company for having failed to pay nearly 400 workers between July and October.

Cave-In Kills 3 Miners in Russia’s Kamchatka

The mining accident comes just days after two separate deadly incidents at mines in Siberia and the Far East.

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