May 31, 2023

British consortium to invest $9 billion in Indonesia mining, EV batteries, minister says

Investement will go into an industrial park in the Bantaeng region on Sulawesi island.

May 30, 2023

Column: Asia’s seaborne thermal coal imports hit record high as prices slip

Hotter than usual weather and solid economic growth are driving India's imports.

May 30, 2023

Europe’s unwanted coal heads to China and India as heat builds

Shipments of about 7 million tons of Colombian coal will be exported to Asian countries in the next quarter, instead of ports in Europe.

May 29, 2023

Iraq boosts gold reserves by 2% in single day in gradual buildup

Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer, resumed gold purchases in 2022 after a four-year hiatus.

May 29, 2023

Sigma Lithium sells first “green tailings” to China’s Yahua

Green tailings are a high-purity, zero chemicals, about 1.3% lithium oxide product generated by Sigma’s Greentech processing plant in Brazil.

May 26, 2023

Deep-sea mining may affect thousands of new species found in hotspot

Scientists have identified more than 5,500 entirely new species in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean, an area targeted by deep-sea miners.

May 25, 2023

Nippon Steel still in talks with Teck as it seeks stake in coal asset

Nippon Steel said in February it will spend around C$1.15 billion to buy a 10% stake in Elk Valley.

May 25, 2023

From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite

Records show the Gulf state imported 75.7 tonnes of Russian gold worth $4.3 billion - up from just 1.3 tonnes during 2021.

May 25, 2023

Tin prices rise on Myanmar supply worry

A detailed plan to suspend all mining activities in a region controlled by Myanmar's ethnic Wa militia force from August 1 was released earlier this month.

May 24, 2023

Nornickel now earns nearly half of its revenue in Asia

In the first three months of 2023, Asia accounted for 45% of the company’s revenue.