Interest in our EU Critical Raw Materials is gathering pace. Here you can discover a host of topics relating to titanium, vanadium and phosphate – and Norge Mining itself.
Our Founder, Michael Wurmser, has written elsewhere about the growing importance of vertical supply when it comes to minimising the…
28/11/2022
Norway could become one of the most pivotal countries in Europe for critical raw material production and supply in the…
22/11/2022
I felt privileged to be asked to speak on not one, but two occasions at the recent United Nations Trade…
02/11/2022
“Norway is a key source of Critical Raw Materials, so I went to find out more. And I started at…
26/10/2022
New legislation aimed at shoring up EU supplies of minerals and Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) has been announced by European…
18/10/2022
Norge Mining, the Anglo-Norwegian mineral exploration company with a world-class resource of Critical Raw Materials in southwest Norway, is pleased…
17/10/2022
According to a recent World Bank Group report ‘The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition’, “over 3 billion tons…
29/09/2022
Norge Mining, the Anglo-Norwegian mineral exploration company with a world-class resource of Critical Raw Materials in southwest Norway, is pleased…
26/09/2022
Norway has a long tradition of ilmenite mining – believed to have started as early as 1785 in the Egersund…
14/09/2022
The demand for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) is about to soar, as the green transition accelerates towards 2050. According to…
29/07/2022
An impressive track record Norway is often referred to as the most sustainable country in the world. Why? Hydropower is…
22/06/2022
Norge Mining’s world class Øygrei deposit in southwest Norway is the largest and one of the most valuable in-situ deposits…
01/06/2022
From conflict to the economy, technology, health, and our food and energy crises – the annual World Economic Forum was…
31/05/2022
In our pre-pandemic world, globalisation – although in trouble – was still a big thing. And by that, I mean…
26/05/2022
DAVOS 2022 May 24 The Impact of Global Crises on Value and Logistics Chains Norge Mining Founder, Michael Wurmser shares…
26/05/2022
“Without a more strategic approach to developing primary and secondary raw materials capacities in Europe, there will be no green…
06/05/2022
Henrik Schiellerup is the Geological Survey of Norway’s (NGU) Director of Resources and Environment. That involves the country’s metals, industrial…
26/04/2022
“It was fascinating to see how a fully functional rig could be packed down in one day into small boxes…
04/04/2022
As the world electrifies to meet its decarbonisation targets, raw materials are needed more than ever. Net Zero is no…
21/03/2022
In a Twitter post last week, David Beasley, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) said that the…
09/03/2022
I recently wrote about ‘The world’s conflict/ commodities conundrum’ when tensions were beginning to escalate between Russia and Ukraine. Here…
24/02/2022
Further drilling and analysis at our Storeknuten deposit (in Rogaland, Norway) has revealed a big increase in our mineral resource…
11/02/2022
Norge Mining plc, the Anglo-Norwegian mineral exploration company focused on the Bjerkreim Exploration Project in southwest Norway, announces that further…
09/02/2022
Russia/Ukraine As I write this, Ukraine tensions are escalating by the day – with Russia having placed an estimated 100,000…
08/02/2022
We’ve written at length about raw material supply, strategy – and vulnerability and how the mining sector is at the…
17/01/2022
Excitement and interest in our Critical Raw Materials in Norway is growing by the day. With this comes great responsibility…
30/12/2021
Within a year of working at Norge Mining I’ve gone from being Camp Manager to now Chief Operating Officer. My…
23/12/2021
In this our fourth episode – the final one of the year, we are joined by the CEO of Norge Mining…
17/12/2021
Erik Joa is Norge Mining’s Community Liaison Officer – with a responsibility for our relations and conversations with Norwegian communities,…
08/12/2021
Norge Mining plc, the Anglo-Norwegian exploration company developing a world-class resource of Critical Raw Materials in southwest Norway, is pleased…
01/12/2021
In my previous blog ‘Carmakers need to follow in Henry Ford’s footsteps’ I analysed the importance of vertical integration for…
10/11/2021
In the previous two sessions we delved into topics such as green mining, Critical Raw Materials and the geopolitics of…
05/11/2021
More nickel This year, Tesla became a technical partner in a nickel mine – the Goro Mine on the small…
26/10/2021
Our operations in Rogaland Country in southwest Norway involve investigating deposits of critical raw materials in some rather cut-off areas….
22/10/2021
Some of China’s major fertiliser companies say they’re temporarily banning the export of phosphate – a major component of commercial…
18/10/2021
In this episode of Material:Matters, Tessa Parry-Wingfield chats to Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde. Ingvil is a non-executive director at Norge Mining….
06/10/2021
World Policy Conference 2021 – Abu Dhabi October 2 14th Edition – Global Governance: Critical Raw Materials and the ongoing…
04/10/2021
When Monika Øksnes – now Norge Mining’s Chief Operating Officer, but then Camp Manager – was living at our exploration…
22/09/2021
In this our inaugural episode of Material:Matters, Tessa Parry-Wingfield speaks to Michael Wurmser – the Founder of Norge Mining, hot…
17/09/2021
Global Commodities Forum 2021 September 14 Session 4: Green mining for a green energy transition Norge Mining Founder, Michael Wurmser…
16/09/2021
Helleland is a village and parish in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Perhaps not hugely well known to those…
02/09/2021
Norway has some seriously green ambitions. Not least, to become the world’s first country to end the sale of fossil-fuel…
24/08/2021
In February, in what was seen as a defensive move against possible future U.S.-led trade bans, China increased its production…
28/07/2021
Energold – a global drilling company – operates more than 100 exploration drill rigs and has a worldwide presence with…
19/07/2021
Bente Hagem has huge experience in the Nordic and European energy sector, including leading positions in Equinor and Statnett –…
28/06/2021
Norge Mining plc, the Anglo-Norwegian exploration company developing a world-class mineral resource in southwest Norway, is pleased to announce the…
22/06/2021
The pertinent issue of securing supply chains in Europe – especially those of Critical Raw Materials – is becoming a…
14/06/2021
Norge Mining plc, the Anglo-Norwegian exploration company developing a world-class mineral resource in southwest Norway, is pleased to announce the…
08/06/2021
As a reminder, our Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate has revealed that Norge Mining’s resource at Øygrei in Norway amount to…
17/05/2021
Dr Per Storm is Innovation Hub Director CLC North at EIT RawMaterials – a consortium of 400 different partners, such…
04/05/2021
Storeknuten confirmed as Norge Mining’s second world-class1 deposit of EU Critical Raw Materials Click here to download the release
04/05/2021
Trade havoc The global COVID-19 pandemic has been a stark reminder of the fragility of global supply chains – bringing…
09/04/2021
Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde is now a Non-Executive Director at Norge Mining. She’s also been a professional climber who once trained…
01/04/2021
Norge Mining plc, the Anglo-Norwegian exploration company developing a world-class mineral resource in southwest Norway, is pleased to announce the…
30/03/2021
Forget lithium-ion. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for Electric Vehicles are rapidly speeding into our lives. Leading this charge appears…
15/03/2021
The world now knows what we’ve suspected for a long time: our vanadium, phosphate and titanium in southern Norway’s Øygrei…
04/03/2021
Q. Norway now has a world-class mineral resource confirmed at Øygrei. As the Mayor of Eigersund, what does this potentially…
25/02/2021
Norge Mining plc, the UK-based exploration company focused on Norway, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde,…
22/02/2021
The publication of this Mineral Resource Estimate marks a major milestone for Norge Mining. It confirms that Øygrei alone, which…
18/02/2021
World-class deposit of EU Critical Raw Materials confirmed Download the release
17/02/2021
We’ve known for a while now that Norge Mining’s deposits of EU Critical Raw Materials in Norway are both vast…
29/01/2021
Geological modelling reveals that the Bjerkreim Exploration Project contains more than 70 billion tonnes of mineralised rock. Estimate underlines Bjerkreim’s…
25/01/2021
Maiden Indicated plus Inferred Mineral Resource estimate of 1.55 billion ton Click here to view the report
25/01/2021
Close to Heskestad village in Rogaland county in western Norway lies the unassuming epicentre of Norge Mining’s explorations into the…
20/01/2021
Drilling at Norge Mining’s Bjerkreim site in southern Norway began earlier in May, only two months later than expected –…
21/12/2020
Founder Michael Wurmser speaks to Russian media outlet RBC+ about how the coronavirus crisis is stimulating European countries to develop…
04/12/2020
We are pleased to share with you a video illustrating some ongoing 3D geological modelling from the Bjerkreim region of…
04/12/2020
I’ve recently returned from southern Norway, where I’ve been checking in with SRK’s 13-strong team of geologists acting on behalf…
24/11/2020
With one of the largest reserves of ‘white gold’, news that conflict has broken out in the disputed Moroccan-occupied territory…
22/11/2020
The European Commission launched the European Raw Metals Alliance in October this year, and with it a pertinent mission statement:…
09/11/2020
Beat Kälin is Norge Mining’s new Chief Sustainability Advisor. His mission is to make sure ESG permeates every aspect of…
03/11/2020
Although it was used in incendiary bombs in World War II, phosphorus, in the form of phosphate fertiliser, underpins global…
20/10/2020
Vanadium ore has originated historically from three countries in the world: China, Russia and South Africa. Until now, that is….
07/10/2020
Norge Mining is investigating ilmenite at its Bjerkreim site in southern Norway – a black iron titanium oxide mineral found…
22/09/2020
Supply chain shocks: The European Union has just added titanium to its Critical Raw Material list for the first time,…
08/09/2020
Meet Norge Mining’s new marketing adviser, Sacha Lifschitz – a commodities stalwart who offers up a veritable smorgasbord of mining…
24/08/2020
At the recent MINEX Europe 2020 forum, SRK Exploration Services, as our geologist partners, gave a presentation on the status…
30/07/2020
As the entire mining industry continues to grapple with the impact of Coronavirus, it seems timely to comment on a…
20/07/2020
2020 was meant to be the start of a ‘decade of delivery’ for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
30/06/2020
A lot of firsts… Drilling at Norge Mining’s Bjerkreim project in southern Norway has just begun – and it’s an…
04/06/2020
The majority of information I read or hear about mining is shrouded in negativity; connotations that it’s intrinsically bad for…
26/05/2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic is still wreaking havoc in Europe and beyond, China is starting to go back to work…
19/05/2020
Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world, historically thanks to its copious reserves of oil. That has…
08/05/2020
I recently wrote a blog about phosphorus, where we quoted a UK scientist referencing phosphate supply as “one of the…
05/05/2020
Covid-19 is, of course, affecting businesses across the world, particularly SMEs. And yet, the behemoths have also been hugely disrupted;…
14/04/2020
The rising demands of creating a decarbonised world means we will simply run out of certain key ingredients needed for…
26/03/2020
A debate rumbles as to whether investors can be truly ‘green’ if they choose to put their money in mining….
13/03/2020
“In a few years’ time, it could be a political issue with some countries effectively controlling the production of food…
27/02/2020
The EU’s Green Deal is the biggest overhaul of policy since the foundation of the modern European Union, hailed by…
14/02/2020
Veteran Investment analyst and CAR-Founder Gunnar Holen has brought along international mining executives in a mining project in Rogaland. The…
08/01/2020
As the European Commission set out actionable steps towards a greener future – the demand for the mineral Vanadium is soaring….
02/01/2020
Gunnar Holen and Øyvind S. Pedersen tell around a hundred Helleland locals that all surveys have so far produced better…
23/12/2019
Based on NGU’s assessment of the in situ value of the deposit to several hundred billion NOK, Norge Mining has…
06/12/2019
You may not have heard much about vanadium and phosphates – until now – But the European Union has declared…
04/10/2019
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