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Lynas to build permanent waste treatment plant in Malaysia’s Pahang

The Malaysian state has approved Lynas' plan to build facility there, after it fulfilled one of the conditions for continuing its operations in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2020 | 3:56 am

Gold price: India suffers demand shock

Indian gold supply for domestic consumption fell 62% in second…

Frik Els | January 29, 2020 | 12:52 pm

The horse breeder, the novelist and the $60 billion mine

John Kuhns sights are now set on an abandoned mine…

Bloomberg News | January 28, 2020 | 9:15 am

Freeport shares dented by output drop, higher 2020 spending

The US miner has spent billions in the switch from…

Reuters | January 24, 2020 | 10:48 am

Centerra receives permits to re-start mining at Kumtor

Open pit mining is ramping up with full production rates…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 23, 2020 | 4:17 pm

India gold imports rocket 176%

But domestic premiums of just $5 an ounce show demand is not as frenzied as last year when gold traders demanded as much as $170 above London price.

Frik Els | September 15, 2014 | 8:07 pm

$8bn mining private equity needs to be spent. And soon

Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over.

Frik Els | September 14, 2014 | 11:01 pm

Turquoise Hill up 22% after Oyu Tolgoi tax bill slashed

Mongolia knocks $100m off tax claim to revive expansion of massive copper-gold mine owned by Rio Tinto unit Turquoise Hill.

Frik Els | September 12, 2014 | 5:18 pm

These are the top risks miners face

Productivity, followed by capital decisions and obtaining a social license to operate, are among the top risks global mining and metals companies face.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2014 | 11:08 am

Iron ore price bears come out in force

2014 is the "inflection point" and "until mines close it's a world of $70 prices of iron ore."

Frik Els | September 10, 2014 | 11:39 pm

Nickel price rally still has a long way to go

Filipino supply worries, depleting Chinese stocks and Indonesian refinery delays could see nickel rise close to $30,000 a tonne.

Frik Els | September 9, 2014 | 11:16 pm

New hold-up for Rio’s subsidiary Turquoise Hill at Oyu Tolgoi

One of the two tailings thickeners experienced rake failure last Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2014 | 4:22 pm

India’s Supreme Court revises judgment on illegal coal blocks

It won't announce its verdict on the matter until an unspecified later date.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2014 | 3:04 pm

Gold demand to soar as festive season kicks off in India

But investors hoping the festive season in the world's second-largest gold buyer will boost the metal’s ailing price are likely to be disappointed, analysts say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2014 | 2:22 pm

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