Norway to extend life of its last Arctic coal mine
The mine was set to close next year as islands in the Svalbard archipelago switch to less-polluting fuel.
September 2, 2022
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Norway’s state-owned coal company will extend production at its last mine in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago by two years until mid-2025 to help ensure supplies to European steel-makers at a time of war, the government said on Friday.
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