February 6, 2023 Like Musk, nickel-rich Indonesia has high electric vehicle ambitions In just three years, Indonesia has signed more than a dozen deals worth more than $15 billion for battery and EV production.
February 3, 2023 Taseko confirms talks to up stake in Gibraltar copper mine Confidential discussions with Japan's Sojitz have focused on the potential acquisition of the Japanese's 12.5% stake in the copper mine.
February 2, 2023 Freeport Indonesia’s $3bn copper smelter to be completed by end of 2023 The facility in East Java will have a capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate.
February 2, 2023 Sojitz to sell stake in Gibraltar copper mine to Taseko The Japanese trading house said reasons for offloading its interest in the Canadian mine included unstable operations, declining grades and increased risk of environmental liabilities.
February 1, 2023 Japan buyers agree to pay Q1 aluminum premiums of $85-$86/t, sources say The figures are lower than the $99 per tonne paid in the October-December quarter and mark a fifth consecutive quarterly decline.
February 1, 2023 President Jokowi ‘confident’ Tesla will invest in Indonesia The country has offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel.
January 31, 2023 Gold as inflationary hedge makes Turkey world’s biggest buyer The central bank’s gold reserves were at the highest level on record, the World Gold Council said in a report Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 Vedanta said to scrap plans to sell mega Indian copper smelter The copper smelter, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, accounted for almost 40% of the metal’s production in the country.
January 31, 2023 Indonesia reviewing possible impacts of plan to limit tin exports The resource-rich country is set to ban exports of all unprocessed metal ore in June 2023 to develop processing facilities at home.
January 31, 2023 2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade — report Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 tonnes, almost on a par with 2011.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
