January 23, 2025

Indonesian parliament proposes revision of mining law

Purpose is to help the government accelerate development of its mineral processing industry.

January 23, 2025

Column: Only Indonesia can help nickel recover from price bust

Nickel ended 2024 trading at four-year lows, a spectacular reversal of fortune for a metal that soared so high in 2022 it almost broke the London Metal Exchange.

January 23, 2025

Indonesia approves 2025 nickel mining quota

The quota was higher than last year's 271.89 million wet metric tons.

January 23, 2025

NGOs expose global surge in new met coal mines, expansions

The first-ever Metallurgical Coal Exit List names the companies driving hundreds of new metallurgical coal projects and expansions.

January 22, 2025

Korea Zinc chairman retains board control amid takeover battle

A Seoul court on Tuesday rejected Korea Zinc's bid to introduce a new voting scheme that would have improved the odds of its own board nominees getting elected.

January 22, 2025

Indonesia pressures commodity firms with earnings rule

Indonesia plans to force commodity firms to keep their export earnings onshore for at least a year.

January 21, 2025

China may seek more coal from Mongolia as Russia’s share shrinks

China’s record coal purchases last year were driven by big increases in supplies from Australia and Mongolia.

January 21, 2025

Korea Zinc shares fall as rival faction secures court injunction

Shares in the world’s biggest zinc smelter fell 8.6% to close at the lowest since early October.

January 21, 2025

Manara to buy stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq project, reports FT

The Saudi Arabian mining fund is set to buy a 10%-20% in the copper and gold project in Pakistan.

January 20, 2025

Hearing on Nippon Steel’s lawsuit over US Steel bid set for Feb-March

The two steelmakers on Jan. 6 filed the lawsuit against Biden's order blocking Nippon Steel's planned buyout of US Steel.