August 15, 2019 Malaysia allows Lynas to continue operating rare earths plant for six months Country has also imposed fresh conditions to the miner, including the need of a plan to move its cracking and leaching facility overseas within four years of the licence renewal.
August 13, 2019 As gold surges, so does illegal mining tied to crime and illness Through the years, miners have devastated an area of the Peruvian Amazon that’s almost five times the size of Manhattan.
August 13, 2019 Japan Gold doubles size of Sanru project The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved the company's new prospecting rights applications.
August 13, 2019 Indonesia’s president to decide whether ore export ban to be brought forward The ban is currently due to come into force in 2022.
August 13, 2019 Nautilus Minerals’ plans to mine the seafloor sink deeper Creditors have voted in favour of liquidating the company.
August 12, 2019 Nickel’s fate lies in Indonesia as top supplier weighs early ban Indonesia is weighing whether to advance the timeline for a planned ban on exports of mineral ores.
August 9, 2019 Asia Gold: soaring prices dim activity but safe-haven buying trickles in Activity in physical gold markets in major Asian centres was quiet this week as surging prices kept consumers away.
August 9, 2019 Lucara results highlight difficult market The miner produced 42% more diamonds than expected and sold 33% more than anticipated for 4% less revenue.
August 9, 2019 Indonesian president seeks input on bringing forward ore exports ban The ban is about pushing domestic industries to process more mineral ores locally.
August 9, 2019 Pakistan’s milewide open air mine shows why coal won’t go away In Asia, dozens of coal plants have come on line in recent years or are in the planning stages—with a normal lifetime of almost a half-century.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
