June 20, 2019

Indonesia to charge higher coal mining royalties under revised rules

Under the proposals, royalties on coal sales to central government would rise to 15% from 13.5%.

June 19, 2019

Malaysia postpones meeting with Australia on Lynas waste

The Malaysian environment ministry has said it wants to discuss ways to manage the low-level radioactive residue produced by Lynas at its rare earth processing plant.

June 19, 2019

Vietnam to impose anti-dumping tax on Chinese steel products

The anti-dumping tax on some colour coated steel products from China will be 3.45%-34.27%, effective from Tuesday.

June 18, 2019

Top 10 biggest gold mines

Iconic Grasberg copper and gold mine shoots to the top with a 70% surge in production.

June 13, 2019

Thousands evacuated after floods hit Indonesia’s nickel region

Heavy rainfall may continue to lash Southeast Sulawesi and many other provinces until Saturday.

June 12, 2019

Freeport Indonesia to start smelter construction mid-2020

Freeport agreed to build a copper smelter in Indonesia within five years of closing a deal last December with the Indonesian government on the operatorship of the giant Grasberg copper…

June 11, 2019

The big copper short is back as macro fears return: Andy Home

The trade war has returned with a vengeance as copper and other industrial metals come under sustained fund selling pressure.

June 11, 2019

India unveils spacecraft that will look for energy sources on the moon

Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second lunar mission, is scheduled to lift off July 15.

June 10, 2019

DeepGreen closer to ocean mining battery metals after Swiss cash injection

The Canadian start-up has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies.

June 7, 2019

Gold: India flips to discount, premiums skid elsewhere as prices surge

Gold futures in India, the world's second-biggest bullion consumer after China, hit their highest level since March 1, at 32,834 rupees per 10 grams, earlier this week.