January 6, 2022

Indonesia revokes more than 2,000 mining and plantation permits

President Joko Widodo said the government has revoked the permits due to non-compliance or because they had not been utilized.

January 5, 2022

Uranium price surges as unrest grips world’s top supplier Kazakhstan

The Central Asian nation produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium.

January 5, 2022

Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report

But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years, Fitch says.

January 5, 2022

Adani wins key coal tender as India acts to avoid energy crisis

Adani, India’s largest trader of imported thermal coal, will deliver 1 million tonnes to state-run NTPC.

January 5, 2022

Japan requests Indonesia remove coal export ban immediately

Japan has requested Indonesia immediately remove its export ban on shipments of high grade coal.

January 4, 2022

Korea Zinc backs storage developer Energy Vault in green push

The company agreed to invest $50 million to help decarbonise operations at its zinc refinery in Australia.

January 4, 2022

Ceylon Graphite renews environmental permit for K1 project in Sri Lanka

Ceylon currently holds a land package constituting 121 km² grids containing historic vein graphite deposits in Sri Lanka.

January 4, 2022

Indonesia state utility secures 7.5m tonnes coal supply ahead of export ban review

Perusahaan Listrik Negara said it aims to continue to raise supply to maintain a minimum 20-day stock.

January 4, 2022

India spends record $55 billion on gold imports in 2021

Country bought more than double the previous year's tonnage as a price drop favored retail buyers.

January 3, 2022

Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners

Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty -- and highly profitable -- assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as the world grapples to decarbonize.