Indonesia grants tin export permits to 12 companies including PT Timah

JAKARTA: Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), the country's second-biggest gold producer, plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in itself for more than US$500 million (RM1.5 billion) in an initial public offering, once a contentious divestment issue is resolved, i...

Clearly if you work for the mainstream media there is only one way to approach a story like Oyu Tolgoi, Turquoise Hill Resource's massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia scheduled to start production next year.

Philippines-based Philex Mining Corp. (PINK:PXMFF), the country’s biggest miner, said it is ready to start harvesting coffee from its demo farm located in the Barangay Ampucao district, in Itogon.

The 93 mines in India's richest state of Goa, 90 of which are iron ore producers, have been force to halt operations after a government-backed inquiry said they were illegal and didn’t have the basic environmental permits to operate.

Australian businessman Dennis Connell has been convicted by an Indonesian court of embezzlement in relation to a botched business deal.

Sri Lanka's diamond-swallowing story took an surprising turn Tuesday as police revealed the 1.5 carat stone gulped by Chou Wan, 32, at a gem show was fake.

Shares of nuclear medicine company Nordion dove close to 40%, down $3.93 at $6.53 in Toronto on Monday.

Mining companies would give their eye teeth to exploit Afghanistan’s recently discovered $1 trillion of untapped mineral wealth, but analysts warn that corruption, war and lack of infrastructure are likely to keep delaying a mining boom in the country.

Mongolia's new mining minister Davajav Ganhuyag is one of the politicians in favour of upping the country's stake.