August 30, 2021

Rio Tinto to cut rates on loans to Mongolia for Oyu Tolgoi expansion

The company is said to be ready to make concessions to the country's government as it seeks to complete the mine's underground expansion.

August 27, 2021

Kazatomprom says CEO Pirmatov stepping down

Mazhit Sharipov, who is currently Kazatomprom's chief nuclear fuel cycle officer, will be appointed as acting CEO.

August 26, 2021

Centerra units file motion seeking $1m a day in penalties against Kyrgyzstan govt

The government seized control of Kyrgyzstan's largest foreign investment project in May in a move challenged by Centerra Gold through international arbitration.

August 24, 2021

China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban

Afghanistan's unexplored mineral deposits may include the world’s largest lithium reserves.

August 24, 2021

Indonesia says Fortescue, Tsingshan to invest billions in Borneo

Top nickel producer Indonesia has ambitious plans to start processing its rich supplies of nickel laterite ore used in lithium batteries and eventually become a global hub.

August 24, 2021

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to assess hydrogen plant at Yarwun refinery

They will jointly study the feasibility of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.

August 23, 2021

Lynas gets extension to build waste plant in Malaysia

Deadline for the proposed permanent low-level radioactive waste disposal facility has been extended by six months to March 2, 2022.

August 22, 2021

Bauxite production set to rise 3.8% in 2021

Rising bauxite output from Australia and Guinea to push market to pre-covid levels.

August 19, 2021

Factbox: What are Afghanistan’s untapped minerals and resources?

A former mines minister of the country once said the natural resources could be worth up to $3 trillion.

August 19, 2021

Japan appears poised to join the laboratory-made diamond party

Production of lab-grown diamonds reached 6 to 7 million carats in 2020, with most of the sales coming from the US.