December 6, 2019

Indonesia revises down outlook for nickel smelter capacity by 2022

Indonesia expects to have 29 nickel smelters operating by 2022, with total annual input capacity of nearly 70 million tonnes.

December 5, 2019

Gold-backed ETFs post $1.3 billion outflow in November — report

However, global gold-backed assets under management still grew 35% this year.

December 5, 2019

Saudi Arabian miner Ma’aden eyes $5bn Waad al-Shamal debt refinancing

Ma'aden is also looking into several potential acquisitions this year and the next.

December 4, 2019

Indonesia dangles cheaper energy to lure billions in investment

Indonesia is home to some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and tin.

December 3, 2019

2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from renewables will jump by 14% next year, yet not enough to solve a climate crisis.

December 3, 2019

Steppe kicks off production at ATO gold mine in Mongolia

The Toronto-listed company announced this week that the mine is fully permitted and that its 2020 production forecast is of 60,000 ounces of gold.

December 2, 2019

Centerra Gold says search for missing employees underway at Kumtor mine

Search and rescue operations are on and the company has temporarily stopped open pit mining operations at Kumtor.

December 2, 2019

Indonesia launches digital monitoring platform for mineral, coal sales – ministry

Mineral producers are required to start using the platform by Jan. 1, 2020.

December 1, 2019

Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production

Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam.

December 1, 2019

Afghanistan cancels contract to US gold, copper miner

News agency Khaama Press reports that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani cancelled the contracts held by the JVs formed by US-based CENTAR Limited.