Asia Top Stories

Philippines exempts gold sales to central bank from taxes to boost foreign reserves

By law, all gold produced by small miners in the Philippines should be sold to the central bank at around market price, but miners have circumvented taxes introduced in 2011 by selling on the black market.

Reuters | May 22, 2019 | 9:28 am

Vedanta wins bids to explore and mine two Indian copper blocks

The news comes a day after Zambia said it planned…

Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 9:21 am

BHP more bullish on long-term EV prospects

The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2019 | 7:45 am

Lynas to move upstream processing of rare earths from Malaysia to Australia

The Australian miner, the world's only major producer of rare…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2019 | 4:55 am

StanChart is said to hire JPMorgan’s top mining banker in Asia

Michael Willoughby has been named co-head of metals and mining…

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2019 | 9:18 am

Clive’s Tribe: Why B2Gold’s prospects are up in an era of writedowns

“If you don’t have cash flow and credibility, you are not going to build a mine right now.”

Tommy Humphreys | September 16, 2013 | 11:00 pm

Japan goes nuclear-free

New applications could lead to restarts some time next year.

Frik Els | September 16, 2013 | 10:16 pm

Former Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese joins rival Vedanta

The news comes only nine months after Albanese was removed as CEO of the second-biggest miner and left the group with a $14billion charge.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2013 | 4:29 pm

Japan redoubles efforts to control leaks at Fukushima

The situation at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant is far from being “under control,” said a senior official from plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2013 | 8:15 am