May 27, 2019 Saudi miner said to weigh world’s biggest rights issue in a year Saudi Arabian Mining Co. is weighing a plan to raise as much as $5 billion through a rights offering that could be the biggest since mid-2018.
May 24, 2019 India gold prices flip to premium as demand picks up Dealers charged a premium of about $1 an ounce over official domestic prices.
May 22, 2019 Philippines exempts gold sales to central bank from taxes to boost foreign reserves By law, all gold produced by small miners in the Philippines should be sold to the central bank at around market price, but miners have circumvented taxes introduced in 2011…
May 21, 2019 Vedanta wins bids to explore and mine two Indian copper blocks The news comes a day after Zambia said it planned to strip Vedanta-controlled Konkola Copper Mines of its mining licence for breaching deal terms.
May 21, 2019 BHP more bullish on long-term EV prospects The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the…
May 21, 2019 Lynas to move upstream processing of rare earths from Malaysia to Australia The Australian miner, the world's only major producer of rare earths outside China, said the A$500 million-plan ($346 million) aims to boost production, appease Malaysian regulators and fend off takeover…
May 17, 2019 StanChart is said to hire JPMorgan’s top mining banker in Asia Michael Willoughby has been named co-head of metals and mining for the region at Standard Chartered and will be based in Singapore, sources said.
May 16, 2019 Anglo Asian’s Azerbaijan gold output rises 22% in 2018 Gold output rose 22% in 2018 to 72,798 ounces from 59,617 ounces in 2017.
May 14, 2019 Over 40% of minority shareholders of Turquoise Hill oppose independent directors Sailingstone, its second biggest investor, flagged its vote in an open letter last month, citing governance issues and the board's lack of engagement with minority investors.
May 13, 2019 JX Nippon Mining appoints new president, sets out long-term vision Seiichi Murayama, senior executive officer, will become its new president on June 26, replacing the current president Shigeru Oi.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
