August 27, 2025

Newmont plans sweeping job cuts in cost-cutting drive – report

Newmont’s costs have surged more than 50% over the past five years due to higher energy, labor, and material prices.

August 27, 2025

Vietnam lifts state monopoly on gold

The country is the third-largest importer of gold in Asia, after China and India.

August 27, 2025

Freeport Indonesia to wrap up Gresik plant repairs by early September

Freeport expects to complete early next month repair work at its JV smelter in East Java.

August 27, 2025

Kyrgyzstan kicks off underground gold mining at Kumtor

Kumtor was once Centerra Gold’s biggest asset, accounting for more than half of its total output.

August 27, 2025

Rio Tinto overhaul cuts to three units, axes execs, reviews mines

Rio Tinto’s new boss Simon Trott is merging divisions, reviewing mineral assets and signalling more tough choices ahead.

August 26, 2025

Indonesia scraps coal pricing rules after pushback from buyers

Miners will now be allowed to sell below government-set benchmarks.

August 26, 2025

Column: China’s seaborne thermal coal imports jump as India’s stumble

The diverging trends reflect the interplay in their domestic markets of coal production and the rising deployment of renewable energy.

August 25, 2025

Indonesia sets up new mineral industry agency to oversee rare earths development

New mineral industry agency will also oversee radioactive materials.

August 21, 2025

Lithium price surge to be short-lived, analysts say

A modest domestic deficit in August will flip to oversupply in September as mines resume output, analysts predict.

August 21, 2025

Barrick’s Reko Diq in line for $410M ADB backing

The ADB’s pledge adds to a $700 million package from the IFC, the World Bank’s investment arm.