July 25, 2012 Miners buying existing projects rather than starting their own: study Escalating costs and economic instability may be the two main reasons why mining companies worldwide are acquiring existing projects instead of starting their own, shows the latest report from global…
July 25, 2012 G-Resources pours first gold at Indonesia’s Martabe mine The Hong Kong-listed miner said on Wednesday that the start of production at Martabe marked a significant milestone for the company.
July 24, 2012 Intrepid Mines sold off again after failing to find raiders of its Indonesia project Intrepid Mining has now lost 59% of its market value after news broke that a local business groups orchestrated the ouster of ASX and TSX-listed company from an Indonesian copper…
July 24, 2012 Indonesia ‘requests’ 51% of Grasberg, Freeport agrees to 9.3% ‘at the moment’. What happens next? The tide of resource nationalism sweeping the developing world may be catching up with Grasberg and Freeport Indonesia.
July 24, 2012 Intrepid Mining plunges 55% on shadowy Indonesian ouster Australia's Intrepid Mining (ASX:IAU) has seen its share price plunge after being summarily booted from a key copper project in Indonesia by powerful local business interests.
July 23, 2012 Vietnam gold mine destroys environment An inspection team from Lao Cai last Thursday visited the site of operations by the Ecotech gold-mining company in Van Ban District in northern province of Lao Cai after receiving…
July 23, 2012 Mindoro Signs gold assets sale agreement with Red Mountain Mining Mindoro Resources has signed a binding Share Sale Agreement with Red Mountain Mining for the sale of Mindoro's Batangas and Tapian gold and copper-gold assets in the Philippines.
July 21, 2012 India’s Jindal employees in Bolivia arrested and equipment seized for alleged ‘breach of contract’ Two employees of India’s Jindal Steel and Power were arrested on Friday and equipment confiscated in Bolivia, after the company abandoned its $2.1 billion El-Mutun iron ore project five days…
July 21, 2012 China’s Sino Iron mine in Australia just got $2 billon more expensive The cost of building China's CITIC Pacific’s first iron ore mine in Australia, Beijing’s largest investment in the Aussie mining sector, has increased to a shocking $8 billion.
July 20, 2012 Intrepid Mines-Exploration Activities Suspended Intrepid Mines announced today that its Indonesian joint venture partner, PT Indo Multi Niaga, without prior reference to Intrepid, has suspended operations at the Tujuh Bukit Project in East Java…
Viridis targets US, Europe rare earth deals amid China pushback The negotiations include setting a minimum price for output from Viridis’s $360 million Colossus project in the state of Minas Gerais. January 19, 2026 | 12:27 pm
