March 11, 2019

Homecoming costs tycoon $7B in year of legal drama

ArcelorMittal is finally nearing the end of a yearlong battle to break into India with the $5.9 billion acquisition of Essar Steel India Ltd.

March 11, 2019

Indonesia’s Antam 2018 profit surges on robust nickel sales

Indonesian state miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) targets to start operation of its ferronickel smelter in East Halmahera in the second half of this year.

March 11, 2019

Japan’s Sojitz to sell stake in Indonesia’s thermal coal mine

The deal reflects the company's effort to rebalance its coal assets, shifting away from thermal coal investment and focusing more on coking coal.

March 10, 2019

Should we rethink nuclear power?

Nuclear may actually be the safest form of power production that we have.

March 8, 2019

Indian gold flips to premium as appetite improves in most hubs

Physical gold demand picked up pace in major Asian hubs this week, with bullion being sold at a premium for the first time in more than three months in India.

March 8, 2019

Indonesia issues copper concentrate export recommendation for Freeport, Amman Mineral

Freeport was given an allowance of 198,282 wet tonnes of copper concentrate, while Amman was given 336,100 wet tonnes.

March 7, 2019

Tin’s bright electric future poses supply problem

Research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) projected that tin could be the metal with the most to gain.

March 7, 2019

Aussie state wants to attract more women to the mining workforce

The emphasis is on getting more women at senior levels.

March 5, 2019

Glencore Asia hires ex-Goldman Sachs oil trader for derivatives desk

Glencore has hired Daniel Liu, a former Singapore-based trading manager at Goldman Sachs, to join its derivatives desk in Singapore.

March 4, 2019

Indonesia lowers coal benchmark price for 7th month in March

The decline in the March benchmark was due to low demand in China.