Asia Top Stories

Uranium industry weighs rules that have bomb watchers twitching

United Nations officials and atomic regulators are poised to loosen rules on the industry, unlocking finance to take more radioactive material out of the ground without corresponding new checks.

Bloomberg News | April 15, 2019 | 10:07 am

Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona

Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 3:51 am

Orocobre and Toyota green light lithium hydroxide plant in Japan

The majority of production will feed the Japanese battery industry…

Northern Miner Staff | April 12, 2019 | 1:19 pm

Asia’s mining sector offsets risk with reward — report

Mongolia has emerged as an investment hot spot for untapped…

MINING.com Editor | April 11, 2019 | 3:43 pm

Coal’s collapse crowns winners and losers from China to the US

It’s been a stormy month for benchmark coal prices in…

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2019 | 10:17 am

BP sees growth in energy demand slowing, emissions rising 29% by 2035

The overall increase in energy consumption is still huge at 41%.

Ana Komnenic | January 16, 2014 | 8:42 pm

Turquoise Hill jumps 10% on robust production numbers

Year to date shares of the operator of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia is up 21%.

Frik Els | January 16, 2014 | 8:28 pm

Newcrest boosts gold and copper production

2014 output on track to reach top end of guidance range.

Ana Komnenic | January 15, 2014 | 8:15 pm

Centerra Gold’s mine lifted Kyrgyzstan GDP in 2013

Without taking Centerra's Kumtor mine into account, the nation’s GDP would have grown about 50% less.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2014 | 3:51 pm

Iron ore, coking coal prices are breaking bad

Iron ore sinks below $130 for the first time in 148 trading days and coking coal breaks long-held industry rule of thumb and dips below the iron ore price.

Frik Els | January 14, 2014 | 8:11 pm