Chinese coal imports from North Korea plummet

The Anglo-Australian company wants to benefit from higher prices for steel-making coal, the business daily said, adding steelmakers oppose the switch, fearing frequent price changes would make production costs more volatile.

Indonesia’s chief economic minister said a group of Russian investors plan to invest $3bn in a nickel smelter on Halmahera island with […]

Steel Authority of India Ltd. announced on Thursday that it had received government approval to mine Chiria deposits located in Jharkhand, India. […]

Japan is keen to invest “billions of dollars” in minerals and infrastructure in Africa, trying to catch up to regional rival China […]

In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the country’s leftist groups — including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People's Army (NPA) military wing — warned that it intended to increase the tempo of attacks against mining companies.

The March issue of International Mining will include a detailed report onthe mining industry of India and its future plans. It is […]

Heavy rains that constrained production at Bangka island have eased, allowing normal tin output to be restored. Production expected to fall this year due to fall in investment and dwindling resources. Tin output in Indonesia's main tin producing area

ETFdb reports that Toyota may find substitute for some of the rare earths it consumes: Toyota is sinking vast sums into research […]

South African oil from coal pioneer, Sasol, is dropping plan for a Coal to liquids (CTL) project in Indonesia to concentrate on Gas to liquids opportunities.