Rare earth miner Lynas picks Kalgoorlie for processing plant

The plant will perform the first step of processing rare earths from its Mt Weld mine, which had been shipped to Malaysia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2019 | 3:31 am

Indonesia revises down outlook for nickel smelter capacity by 2022

Indonesia expects to have 29 nickel smelters operating by 2022, with total annual input capacity of nearly 70 million tonnes.

Reuters | December 6, 2019 | 8:47 am

Gold-backed ETFs post $1.3 billion outflow in November — report

However, global gold-backed assets under management still grew 35% this year.

Jackson Chen | December 5, 2019 | 1:12 pm

Saudi Arabian miner Ma’aden eyes $5bn Waad al-Shamal debt refinancing

Ma'aden is also looking into several potential acquisitions this year and the next.

Reuters | December 5, 2019 | 11:01 am

Indonesia dangles cheaper energy to lure billions in investment

Indonesia is home to some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and tin.

Bloomberg News | December 4, 2019 | 10:49 am

2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from renewables will jump by 14% next year, yet not enough to solve a climate crisis.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2019 | 5:00 pm

Steppe kicks off production at ATO gold mine in Mongolia

The Toronto-listed company announced this week that the mine is fully permitted and that its 2020 production forecast is of 60,000 ounces of gold.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2019 | 6:15 am

Centerra Gold says search for missing employees underway at Kumtor mine

Search and rescue operations are on and the company has temporarily stopped open pit mining operations at Kumtor.

Reuters | December 2, 2019 | 9:14 am

Indonesia launches digital monitoring platform for mineral, coal sales – ministry

Mineral producers are required to start using the platform by Jan. 1, 2020.

Reuters | December 2, 2019 | 9:07 am

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