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Indonesia will not approve any new mining quotas for 2023

A new mining quota application system will be available to nickel miners from October and applications can be filed from November.

Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 10:43 am

Philippines seeks more sites for critical minerals in govt-led exploration

Government will step up support for miners to identify more…

Reuters | September 19, 2023 | 6:52 am

WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency

All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the…

Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 3:48 am

Indian, Canadian officials discuss critical mineral mining cooperation

Talks were held amid tense diplomatic relations between the two…

Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 9:55 am

Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkey

Tesla currently has six factories and is building a seventh in…

Reuters | September 18, 2023 | 6:47 am

Illegal mercury trade for gold mining uncovered

Researchers have figured out how to accurately identify global mercury trade data inconsistencies.

Staff Writer | July 21, 2022 | 6:06 am

India to invest overseas, seek long-term deals in push for fertilizer

The world's second-biggest producer of wheat and rice relies mostly on annual import deals and spot purchases to meet the rising demand for fertilizers.

Reuters | July 20, 2022 | 7:09 am

Nippon Steel buys LNG at highest price ever paid in Japan

Resource-poor Japan faces a historic energy security risk as tensions with Moscow intensify.

Reuters | July 19, 2022 | 11:16 am

Vale Indonesia Q2 nickel matte output falls 16.5%

Nickel miner reported 12,567 tonnes of nickel matte output for the April-June period, down 16.5% from the same period last year.

Reuters | July 19, 2022 | 8:17 am

Barrick Gold, Pakistan set copper-gold project funding structure

Province where Reko Diq is located will benefit from its 25% ownership without having to contribute financially to construction and operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2022 | 8:10 am

Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals

The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2022 | 7:52 am

Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project

Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2022 | 4:00 am

Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again

A cost and schedule reforecast now pegs the total project costs at $7.06 billion, almost $1.8 billion higher than its original estimate in 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2022 | 4:01 am

Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla

Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 9:01 am

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