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Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to check on investment in EV components

Minister told Reuters last month that "there is a really good chance" that companies will want to invest in Indonesian nickel processing to cut costs.

Reuters | December 14, 2020 | 7:18 am

Pakistan won’t approve new coal power plants

Prime minister Imran Khan said his administration will not approve…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 13, 2020 | 1:20 pm

Vedanta offers bond with one of highest yields in Asia

Vedanta plans to use the money to finance a buyback…

Bloomberg News | December 9, 2020 | 11:37 am

US targets illegal North Korean coal sales with new sanctions

North Korea jump-started coal exports after shutting down almost all…

Bloomberg News | December 8, 2020 | 9:29 am

OceanaGold soars on Philippine’s move to reopen Didipio

The news comes two months after the miner began laying…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2020 | 7:16 am

‘Aurora Green’ diamond smashes records after fetching $16.8 million

It set a world auction record for a green diamond and became the highest price per carat ever paid for a gem that colour.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2016 | 7:00 am

McDonald’s Japan fights low sales with appetizing prize: an 18-karat gold McNugget

The campaign comes as the fast food chain steps up efforts to attract customers across the Asian country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2016 | 10:15 am

Centerra Gold seeks international arbitration for dispute with Kyrgyzstan

The company said the arbitration proceedings will be held at Stockholm and Sweden, and that they will be conducted under the UNCITRAL rules.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2016 | 6:30 am

Australian coal exports to Thailand four times higher

The figures demonstrate that developing nations in South East Asia require high quality coal to meet increased electricity demand, powered by the growing urbanization of the population.

Minerals Council of Australia | May 30, 2016 | 9:45 am

Noble shares hammered after CEO’s sudden resignation

The group also announced it would sell its Noble Americas Energy Solutions (NAES), one of its crown jewels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2016 | 4:55 am

Australia’s mining project pipeline dwarfs other countries

Significant brown and greenfield projects through 2020 nearly outnumber the next ten countries on the list.

Frik Els | May 27, 2016 | 3:48 pm

Mounting risks of impairments globally in coal investments

Changes sweeping the electricity sectors in Japan and China suggest a hugely uncertain future for coal-fired power and a rapidly increasing risk of stranded assets.

IEEFA | May 27, 2016 | 2:04 pm

Here comes the half conveyer-belt, half train hybrid

Elevated below rail technology has the potential to open up significant mining assets long considered stranded.

Frik Els | May 26, 2016 | 5:02 pm

Kincora consolidates the Mongolian southern Gobi copper-gold belt

The transaction will result in a consolidated landholding of over 1,500km2 between and along a strike from the Oyu Tolgoi and Tsagaan Suvarga copper mines.

Kincora Copper | May 26, 2016 | 10:54 am

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