PNG wants progress on undeveloped projects as it sees opportunities to boost resource sales to Asia.

Windfall revenue from mining has compensated for some of the unexpected expenses of fighting a rebellion.

With 17% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, the kingdom is seeking to explore what it calls a vast, new, and largely untapped minerals super-region stretching from Africa to Central Asia.

Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 5.8% on a yearly basis to 135,800 tonnes.

"Massive regulatory overreach."

The EPA issued a formal recommendation Thursday to bar the disposal of mining waste in Bristol Bay, which hosts the world’s largest harvest of sockeye salmon.