February 24, 2020

Freeport pours cold water on Barrick Grasberg tie-up

Company is not interested in pulling the trigger on a deal for mine in Indonesia.

February 23, 2020

India clarifies size of gold discovery in northern state

Its hunger for gold cost India more than $31 billion in imports last year.

February 23, 2020

How cobalt can help produce hydrogen for clean fuel

Scientists used earth-abundant material to achieve affordable water splitting.

February 20, 2020

Rio Tinto seeks international arbitration on tax dispute with Mongolia

Rio is already stuck in renegotiations over terms of the agreement underpinning the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine.

February 20, 2020

Serbia offers to help Chinese companies to ease project delays

Over the past decade Chinese companies have bought Serbia's only copper mine.

February 20, 2020

Eramet sees 3Mt in nickel ore output this year at Indonesia mine

Eramet and Tsingshan are targeting annual NPI production of 30,000 tonnes per year from their joint venture.

February 19, 2020

Warning – That’s not a buying opportunity in gold

Gold and silver are likely to move higher shortly.

February 19, 2020

Freeport Indonesia aims for August kick-off of construction on new copper smelter

Front-end engineering and design for the $3 billion smelter has been concluded.

February 18, 2020

Miners welcome Indonesia’s new jobs bill that could spur coal growth

President Joko Widodo's sprawling "Job Creation" bill seeks to change about 80 laws affecting many business sectors.

February 17, 2020

Rio submits feasibility study for Tavan Tolgoi power plant

Mongolia has been exerting pressure on Rio Tinto to revise the Oyu Tolgoi agreement terms to make it more beneficial to the country and its citizens.