September 20, 2012 Freeport asked to up Indonesian royalties to 10% Freeport currently pays 3.5% for mining copper in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and 1% for gold.
September 20, 2012 Canpotex secures potash demand from Indonesia North American potash selling consortium, Canpotex, will be shipping larger amounts of the fertilizer to Indonesia after the five-year potash supply deal signed Tuesday between the offshore selling agency and…
September 19, 2012 Rio Tinto bets on India to revive its ailing diamond business Mining giant Rio Tinto has decided to target the Indian marriage gifting market with its “Nazrana” brand of gem-based jewellery in an effort to boost its depressed division.
September 19, 2012 Centerra Gold Boroo mine in Mongolia resumes heap leach operations Canadian Centerra Gold said Wednesday that its Boroo open-pit gold mine, located in Mongolia, has received regulatory approval for its heap leach facility, allowing the company to resume operations at…
September 18, 2012 Islands dispute: Why China won’t use rare earths against Japan Rare earths are much less of a trade weapon in Chinese hands than in the past.
September 18, 2012 Afghanistan to reveal final bidders for giant gold deposit The Afghanistan Ministry of Mines said Tuesday it opened its final bid for the Badakhshan gold deposit, located in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
September 16, 2012 INFOGRAPHIC: Japan’s debt crisis InformedTrades looks at the economic hole Japan has dug itself, especially since it gave up nuclear energy and started importing energy.
September 16, 2012 The iron ore conundrum Earlier this week, the Supreme Court allowed 18 mines to resume operations in Karnataka, partially easing a 16-month ban on iron ore mining because of environmental concerns. The decision should…
September 16, 2012 How China drives commodities down Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has caused a stir with his assertion that the country's mining boom, one of the biggest drivers of its economic growth, is "over". As he…
September 16, 2012 IMG wrestles with cons of coal block cancellation The governments high-level panel looking into the controversial coal block allocations for captive mining has decided against cancelling three...
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
