Freeport Indonesia cancels Tsingshan copper smelter plans
Instead, Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to build a new smelter near its existing copper refining operations in Gresik, East Java.
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Whitehaven Coal expects govt to decide by Aug 30 on controversial mine expansion
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Canadian government invests C$40m in Centre of Excellence in Mining Innovation
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