June 28, 2019

OceanaGold denies shutdown of Didipio copper-gold mine

Australia’s OceanaGold (ASX, TSX: OGC) said Friday that rumours about a halt of operations at its copper-gold mine in the Philippines were just […]

June 28, 2019

BHP settles dispute over iron ore royalties with Western Australia in $175m deal

Payment ends row over taxes allegedly owed by iron sales made through BHP’s Singaporean marketing arm.

June 27, 2019

Toyota to invest $2bn in developing electric vehicles in Indonesia

The Japanese carmaker said this month that it aimed for half its global sales to be from electric vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule.

June 27, 2019

Gold exploration trends: companies still cautious despite market rebound

Canada returned to its gold exploration leadership position in terms of a number of projects drilled.

June 27, 2019

Japan secures rare earth supply for longer through Lynas funding

It means the Asian nation now has a larger and lengthier hold on the company’s rare earths output.

June 26, 2019

Philippines’ Global Ferronickel sees steel venture operational by 2021

The project will require an initial investment of $20 million, plus $10 million for capital expenditures.

June 25, 2019

Gold near record in India may lure investors back to the bazaars

Benchmark gold futures in Mumbai have surged 11% this year to as high as 34,893 rupees ($504) per 10 grams.

June 24, 2019

India’s annual coal demand rises to nearly one billion tonnes

Coal is among the top five commodities imported by India, one of biggest importers of the fuel despite having the world's fifth largest reserves.

June 21, 2019

Japan aluminium premiums climb to $108/tonne in Q3, up 3%

Japan is Asia's biggest importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the LME cash price set the benchmark for the…

June 21, 2019

Toyota Tsusho to wait on EV market before upping lithium investment

The EV market has boomed in recent years, but still makes up just a fraction of total car sales.