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.

June 6, 2019

Top uranium producer is gloomy about nuclear power, for now

With construction of nuclear power plants at a 10-year low, uranium demand remains weak.

June 6, 2019

Diamond markets under pressure — Rapaport

The international group says sales of polished diamonds below 0.50 carats are slow due to excess supply, weak Chinese demand and tight Indian liquidity.

June 5, 2019

Papua New Guinea PM says resources reforms will take years

Prime Minister James Marape doubled down on his plans to earn more taxes from the gas-and-gold-rich country's natural resources sector on Wednesday, but said major reform would not take effect…

June 4, 2019

Nippon Steel fears potential earnings damage from US tariffs on Japan

The world's third-biggest steelmaker said any move by Washington to impose tariffs on Japanese cars and auto parts will hurt its earnings.