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...

September 16, 2012

Gold producer plans IPO once divestmentissue is resolved

JAKARTA: Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), the country's second-biggest gold producer, plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in itself for more than US$500 million (RM1.5 billion) in an initial…

September 14, 2012

If you’re herding animals near Oyu Tolgoi the NY Times wanna talk to you

Clearly if you work for the mainstream media there is only one way to approach a story like Oyu Tolgoi, Turquoise Hill Resource's massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia scheduled to…

September 14, 2012

Miner killed in accident at Indonesian gold mine

Kingsrose Mining Limited and its 85% owned subsidiary PT Natarang Mining announced that an accident occurred overnight at its Talang Santo mine on its Way Linggo Project. The accident resulted…

September 14, 2012

Update: Court rejects lawsuit against Freeport Indonesia

The South Jakarta municipal court rejected a civil suit by the Indonesian Human Rights Committee For Social Justice (IHCS) against a subsidiary of mining giant Freeport McMoRan concerning its royalty…

September 13, 2012

CHALCO will not give up on Mongolian natural resource opportunities

Weiping Xiong, the general manager of Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO), said that the company will continue to explore investment opportunities in Mongolia's natural resources sector.

September 13, 2012

Gold miner ready to start producing… coffee?

Philippines-based Philex Mining Corp. (PINK:PXMFF), the country’s biggest miner, said it is ready to start harvesting coffee from its demo farm located in the Barangay Ampucao district, in Itogon.