December 12, 2017 World Bank to stop funding oil and gas projects The institution will stop all lending for oil and gas projects after 2019, with some exceptions.
December 12, 2017 ArcelorMittal coal miners widen strike in Kazakhstan A sit-in by miners of ArcelorMittal's Kazakh unit widened to all of the firm's coal mines on Tuesday as hundreds of workers demanded a 100 percent wage rise.
December 12, 2017 World’s biggest floating solar power plant starts operating atop former coal mine China Three Gorges says this would be not only the largest but also the "most intelligent solar power project with the most advanced technology in the world."
December 8, 2017 Mongolian Gov’t can’t nationalize Erdenet Copper Mine — court Erdenet, which produces 530,000 tons of ore annually, is one of Asia’s biggest copper and molybdenum mines and a top tax contributor to the country’s $12 billion economy.
December 7, 2017 India trade ministry seeks lower tax on diamond miners The commerce department has sought to scrap levies and introduce a presumptive tax of 0.25 percent on diamond mining companies.
December 7, 2017 Asia Gold-Price dip gives small spark to demand; India buyers unmoved Demand for physical gold picked up in most Asian centres this week as prices fell, but drop in local rates to four-month lows failed to lure buyers in India.
December 7, 2017 Indonesia’s Freeport-Rio plan masks longer-term issues: Russell Proposed three-way deal between the Indonesian government, Rio Tinto and Freeport to clean up ownership of Grasberg 'ignores the wider picture'.
December 7, 2017 Massive Oyu Tolgoi mine to more than double gold production in 2018 Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill is also predicting costs to fall about 2.8%.
December 6, 2017 This is the breakthrough company of Mines & Money 2017 Forget gold, the crazy cobalt price or lithium frenzy; this junior mining company is upending the sapphire (yes sapphire) market.
December 6, 2017 Copper’s art of the deal The seeds of Tuesday's 4.6 percent copper slump -- the sharpest in almost three years -- were planted in a scarcely noted non-event earlier this month.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
