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Indonesia accounts for over 50% of deforestation caused by large-scale mining

Coal extraction in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan drove the mining-related deforestation in the country.

Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 5:05 am

Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou

Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL…

Reuters | September 13, 2022 | 6:36 am

Indonesia lost more tropical forest to mining than anywhere

Across Indonesia, some 1,901 square km of forest were cut…

Bloomberg News | September 12, 2022 | 12:29 pm

Column: Russia’s coal exports to Asia slipping even as discount widens

Russia’s seaborne exports of all grades of coal to Asia…

Reuters | September 12, 2022 | 7:38 am

Zinc turns out to be key to efficient organic solar cells

OSCs are considered the future of photovoltaics.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2022 | 6:06 am

Electric ships – a new target for Li-ion battery producers

IDTechEx explores the potential of electric ships for lithium-ion battery producers.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 24, 2020 | 6:30 am

Workers bar access to Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg mine

Upset by an ongoing coronavirus-related lockdown, more than a thousand workers are blocking the mine access.

Reuters | August 24, 2020 | 4:49 am

Zijin profit jumps by nearly a third as gold prices surge

Company reported a 30.6% jump in first-half profit as it increased output and cashed in on soaring prices.

Reuters | August 21, 2020 | 8:51 am

Fortescue opens talks with Afghanistan on nation’s mining riches

Country has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1 trillion worth of mineral deposits.

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2020 | 8:40 am

Erdogan says Turkey found its largest ever gas deposit

Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, and hopes to begin production by 2023.

Reuters | August 21, 2020 | 8:23 am

Australian Strategic Materials, ZironTech produce high-purity praseodymium at pilot plant

This milestone is the final testing stage of the patented metallization process for permanent magnet metals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2020 | 6:15 am

Tiffany will soon reveal everywhere your diamond has traveled

Beginning in October, the luxury retailer will provide expanded origin details for newly sourced, individually registered diamonds.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2020 | 10:18 am

Barrick, Japan Gold expand exploration work

The alliance has begun sampling around Sanru, Japan Gold’s largest project, located on Hokkaido island.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2020 | 7:00 am

Lynas posts 2020 loss, raises funds for plant in Australia

The world's biggest rare earths miner outside China posted an A$19.4 million loss for the year ended June 30 and outlined plans to raise A$425 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 17, 2020 | 6:49 am

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