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Indonesia allows 37 coal ships to leave as export ban eased

A senior cabinet minister said in a statement the ban implemented on Jan. 1 had been eased for miners that have met a requirement to sell a portion of their output for local power generation.

Reuters | January 13, 2022 | 7:32 pm

China hurt most by Indonesia’s move to keep nickel at home

Indonesia has played a key role in global markets as…

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2022 | 10:49 am

Gold demand drops as virus shrinks big Indian weddings

The expected drop in consumption comes after sales rebounded in…

Bloomberg News | January 13, 2022 | 9:56 am

POSCO, Adani eye steel mill project in $5bn pact

The pact to explore business opportunities, under which both will…

Reuters | January 12, 2022 | 10:31 pm

Singapore bourse to start cobalt, lithium contracts in H1 2022

SGX will partner with Fastmarkets, the price reporting agency for…

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2022 | 11:19 am

Floods hit festival gold buying in India

Demand for physical gold was modest in India this week as the top bullion consuming state of Kerala coped with floods, while interest for the metal remained lacklustre elsewhere in Asia as buyers awaited a dip in prices.

Reuters | August 24, 2018 | 5:39 am

Surface mining truck fleets in Asia Pacific to grow by 2,200 new vehicles

The global market for surface mining trucks is expected to grow steadily to 2020, primarily driven by the growing demand from mining companies operating across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

globaldata | August 23, 2018 | 12:17 pm

Centerra, Kyrgyz Gov’t delay completion of deal over Kumtor mine

Extension of the deadline, the fifth one so far this year, seeks reaching final agreement that would end long-running dispute over the country’s largest gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2018 | 5:55 am

Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer

Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.

Michael McCrae | August 22, 2018 | 3:02 am

World mine copper production up 5.7% in the first five months of 2018

Help from Latin America and Southeast Asia.

MINING.com Editor | August 21, 2018 | 2:59 pm

Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter

Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2018 | 5:30 am

India’s surging coal imports driven by captive power users: Russell

India's coal imports appear headed for another strong month in August, raising the question as to why the usually cost-sensitive market hasn't scaled back purchases given a surge in prices to the highest in nearly seven years.

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 10:48 am