October 28, 2019

China’s MCC restarts Ramu nickel plant in Papua New Guinea

MCC was last week given permission by the Papua New Guinea government to restart the plant, which was closed for not taking remedial actions after a spill in August.

October 25, 2019

Asia Gold-Indian demand lights up on Dhanteras, Diwali

Meanwhile, global benchmark prices eyed their best week in five.

October 25, 2019

China Sept nickel ore imports hit highest since at least 2016 as Indonesia ban looms

China imported 7.13 million tonnes of nickel ores and concentrates in total last month.

October 25, 2019

Pakistan’s tycoons offer to take over former Barrick mine

Reko Diq has the potential to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold a year for more than half a century.

October 24, 2019

Papua New Guinea orders China-owned Ramu nickel plant to shut

Ramu Nickel was ordered shut "for not adhering to remedial measures issued six weeks ago."

October 24, 2019

Ore miners in Indonesia will need to optimize land use — ministry

The government plans to create parameters, such as size of concession versus area explored, to measure exploration efforts.

October 24, 2019

Australian miner to explore for gold in Kyrgyzstan

RTG Mining acquired a 90% stake in the high-grade Chanach gold and copper project.

October 23, 2019

MAPPED: Top gold drill results – August 2019

A trend towards exploration of advanced projects, rather than greenfield opportunities, returned in August.

October 23, 2019

Eramet’s nickel plant in Indonesia to start ahead of schedule in H1 2020

Weda Bay, a nickel pig iron (NPI) project, is a nine-million-tonne nickel resource which will be run by Eramet and its JV partner Tsingshan Holding Group.

October 21, 2019

Mitsubishi sells Australian iron ore, rail project to Sinosteel

The project was once considered Australia's next big prospect for iron ore riches outside of the Pilbara.