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Malaysia postpones meeting with Australia on Lynas waste

The Malaysian environment ministry has said it wants to discuss ways to manage the low-level radioactive residue produced by Lynas at its rare earth processing plant.

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 9:27 am

Vietnam to impose anti-dumping tax on Chinese steel products

The anti-dumping tax on some colour coated steel products from…

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 5:08 am

Top 10 biggest gold mines

Iconic Grasberg copper and gold mine shoots to the top…

Frik Els | June 18, 2019 | 11:26 am

Freeport Indonesia to start smelter construction mid-2020

Freeport agreed to build a copper smelter in Indonesia within…

Reuters | June 12, 2019 | 9:01 am

The big copper short is back as macro fears return: Andy Home

The trade war has returned with a vengeance as copper…

Andy Home - Reuters | June 11, 2019 | 3:59 pm

Mongolia passes mining-friendly law, but 106 licences remain in limbo

106 explorers in Mongolia have become collateral damage in a criminal case against former government officials.

Frik Els | October 7, 2013 | 8:19 pm

Opponents to Centerra’s Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan take governor hostage

He was held in a car for about seven hours, while growing rumours said he had been drenched in gasoline and was being threatened with matches.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2013 | 6:17 pm

China to shut down four coal-fired power plants

Will replace them with natural gas plants.

Ana Komnenic | October 7, 2013 | 3:09 am

How India’s war on gold backfired

Despite sky-high taxes and other punitive measures Indian gold demand will achieve a record 1,000 tonnes this year.

Frik Els | October 4, 2013 | 3:08 pm

Done deal: Rio sells mothballed Blair Athol coal mine to Linc Energy

Acquisition comes a day after Linc said it wants to get de-listed from the Australian market to re-list it in Singapore, in hopes of luring Asian investors.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2013 | 2:10 pm