The Japan Times
Japan has successfully tapped into a deposit of mineral resources from a deep-water seabed off the coast of Okinawa, the economy ministry said Tuesday, the largest such extraction of its type.
It is the first time metals have...
Oct 3, 2017 | Reuters
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine lawmakers confirmed Roy Cimatu as Environment Secretary, giving the former soldier the task of deciding whether to implement reforms spearheaded by predecessor Regina Lopez that led to mine closures - but...
Forbes
Gold has had a good run, but it appears to be set up for a decline.This rally has had an effect on sentiment, turning bears into bulls. Judging by the opinion polls, when...
Mining.com
Indonesia suspended exports of nickel ore with immediate effect after
a planned ban on shipments from the beginning of next year led to a
rush to beat the deadline.
The...
Bloomberg
There’s a well-thumbed playbook for how deals involving gold mines in the remote jungles of Indonesia are meant to turn out.
The game plan isn’t so different to the plot of the recent Matthew McConaughey film “Gold” – a promise of great wealth turning to...
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PNG Today
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has again called for a 10-year moratorium on sea-bed mining, at a time that many Pacific island nations are preparing for new frontiers of resource exploitation in...
PNG Industry News
BARRICK Niugini, the 95% owner of the in the Porgera gold mine joint venture in Enga Province, has donated K6.5 million to relief efforts following the February 26 earthquake and its devastating aftershocks.
Peter O’Neill, second from left,...
Mining.com
Indonesia’s government has extended until June 30, 2018, the temporary special mining permit it issued to PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of US-based Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX).
The permit was issued to allow the miner to continue exporting copper concentrate while...
Australian Financial Review
One of the mining industry's most sought-after tracts of land is back on the market after the Victorian government confirmed it would consider bids for a tenement beside Kirkland Lake's booming...