Biggest coal miner gets first woman engineer for underground job

Women made up about 7.5% of Coal India workforce.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2021 | 6:30 am

Russell: Asia’s coal importers split between rich north and poorer south

Region is increasingly becoming split between those countries willing and able to pay high prices, and those who are cutting now unaffordable imports.

Reuters | August 30, 2021 | 7:58 am

Rio Tinto to cut rates on loans to Mongolia for Oyu Tolgoi expansion

The company is said to be ready to make concessions to the country's government as it seeks to complete the mine's underground expansion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2021 | 3:58 am

Kazatomprom says CEO Pirmatov stepping down

Mazhit Sharipov, who is currently Kazatomprom's chief nuclear fuel cycle officer, will be appointed as acting CEO.

Reuters | August 27, 2021 | 7:16 am

Centerra units file motion seeking $1m a day in penalties against Kyrgyzstan govt

The government seized control of Kyrgyzstan's largest foreign investment project in May in a move challenged by Centerra Gold through international arbitration.

Henry Lazenby | August 26, 2021 | 10:20 am

China eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of minerals with risky bet on Taliban

Afghanistan's unexplored mineral deposits may include the world’s largest lithium reserves.

Bloomberg News | August 24, 2021 | 9:56 pm

Indonesia says Fortescue, Tsingshan to invest billions in Borneo

Top nickel producer Indonesia has ambitious plans to start processing its rich supplies of nickel laterite ore used in lithium batteries and eventually become a global hub.

Reuters | August 24, 2021 | 7:51 am