Asia Top Stories

Metals firms ‘confused’ by ESG regulations but hope for future price premium

"There's no unified ESG standard for us to follow," said Bryce Lee, a director at China's Huayou Cobalt.

Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 8:52 am

Court approves billionaire Agarwal’s plan to reclaim Zambia mine

Vedanta now needs to follow the court ruling by releasing…

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2024 | 9:22 pm

Lithium price surge unlikely to return: Fitch

Outlook is reshaping the industry landscape, presenting opportunities and challenges…

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 28, 2024 | 9:41 am

Vedanta set to regain control of Zambia copper mine

Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s firm is ready to pay $250 million…

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2024 | 9:03 am

Freeport Indonesia launches $3.7bn Gresik copper smelter to meet renewables demand

The smelter's total input capacity is 1.7 million metric tons…

Reuters | June 27, 2024 | 10:04 am

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Scientists develop solution to avoid gold particle corrosion

Gold is generally resilient but if it’s in the form of tiny particles, it suffers negatively from heat, pressure, corrosion, oxidation and other conditions.

Staff Writer | February 7, 2024 | 6:06 am

Freeport to handle Asian sales from Indonesia

Indonesia is home to the flagship Grasberg copper-gold mine operated by Freeport, as well as the Manyar smelter.

Reuters | February 6, 2024 | 8:12 am

Nickel price extends slump on Indonesian glut as metals hit by Fed

Prices of nickel on the London Metal Exchange have almost halved over the past year.

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2024 | 3:08 pm

Sumitomo cuts nickel output forecast in Madagascar due to system glitches

Japanese trading house slashed its output estimate of nickel at the Ambatovy project.

Reuters | February 5, 2024 | 7:07 am

From green hype to bailouts, the nickel industry has imploded

The nickel market has been thrown into chaos after a flood of new supplies from Indonesia — the result of huge Chinese investment and major technological breakthroughs.

Bloomberg News | February 3, 2024 | 4:20 pm

American steel buyers hail Nippon deal that scares Washington

The steel industry is wondering why politicians in Washington are eager to cast doubt on the $14.1 billion deal.

Bloomberg News | February 3, 2024 | 12:56 pm

OceanaGold files for Philippine subsidiary’s IPO

The Toronto-listed miner plans to sell up to 456 million common shares or a 20% stake in OceanaGold Philippines.

Reuters | February 2, 2024 | 5:13 pm

Japan adds uranium to critical minerals list

According to official figures, Japan's uranium reserves are estimated at 6,600 tonnes, which could meet internal demand for about six years.

Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 10:20 am

Glencore reports lower 2023 copper, nickel, cobalt output; flags further falls

Other producers including BHP have put nickel projects on ice to counter falling prices for the metal.

Reuters | February 1, 2024 | 7:56 am

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