December 11, 2025

Innovation slump drags mining productivity down — report

New McKinsey research says mining productivity has stalled for years as costs rise and grades fall, but innovation could reverse it.

December 11, 2025

ACG walks from Anglo Asian after deal fails test

ACG has abandoned its potential Anglo Asian bid, citing limited deal value after a review, with both firms updating investors.

December 10, 2025

Trump demands on mining, China snarl US-Indonesia trade deal

Indonesia is resisting US trade deal demands that it fears would restrain its independence, particularly in critical minerals and energy that risk […]

December 10, 2025

Indonesia sets rules to fine miners operating in forest areas

Earlier this week, the task force ordered dozens of companies in palm oil cultivation and mining to pay fines totalling 38.62 trillion rupiah.

December 10, 2025

Indonesia to levy gold export duties from December 23

Minted bars will face the lowest duties, while the highest duties are set for dore, or semi-pure ingots.

December 10, 2025

Infographic: BRICs vs the West – the gold divide

As geopolitics shift, BRICS nations are rapidly boosting gold holdings and moving away from US-dollar reserves.

December 9, 2025

Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms

Concerns over energy security and costs are trumping the climate agenda in Asia’s high-growth, high-polluting economies.

December 8, 2025

Investor calls on ‘mismanaged’ Nittetsu Mining to buy back shares

Continental General Insurance Co. warned in a letter to Nittetsu’s board that the investment firm might try to replace directors if its proposals aren’t addressed.

December 8, 2025

Gold rush puts Thai trading house on record trajectory

That amount would be bigger than even the government’s fiscal 2026 spending plan of about 3.8 trillion baht.

December 8, 2025

Indonesia fines dozens of palm oil, mining companies $2.3B for operating in forest areas

President Prabowo Subianto's forestry task force has seized more than 5,300 hectares of mining operations.