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Indonesia bans bauxite exports in latest protectionist move
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will impose a ban on bauxite exports from the middle of next year, the country’s latest move aimed at boosting domestic processing of its mineral resources.
Greening global economy brings dependence on critical minerals
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» PARIS: After nearly a century of geopolitical tension over access to oil, experts worry that the global transition to clean energy is creating new dependencies on the critical minerals needed for solar panels, wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries.
Ancient Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» MES AYNAK, Afghanistan: An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.
African Union suspends Guinea over coup as mediators land
AFP, Published on 11/09/2021
» CONAKRY - Guinea's ruling military came under diplomatic pressure on Friday as the African Union suspended the country over last weekend's coup and West African envoys arrived to mediate in the crisis.
Taliban inherit untapped $1 trillion trove of minerals
AFP, Published on 22/08/2021
» PARIS - The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals including some that could power the world's transition to renewable energies, but Afghanistan has long struggled to tap its vast deposits.
Indonesia could have key EV edge
Asia focus, Published on 05/07/2021
» Indonesia is the world's top producer of nickel, accounting for up to 30% of global production. It has the world's largest nickel reserves, which are set to last for more than 30 years, and also boasts large amounts of copper, bauxite and nickel ore.
Indonesia to ban nickel ore exports from Jan 2020
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Monday it will stop nickel ore exports from Jan. 1, 2020, two years earlier than initially flagged as it speeds up efforts to process more of its resources at home.
Hard work, innovation helps the 'greening' of miners
News, Published on 15/11/2017
» Donald Trump's presidency in the United States has turned mining -- and the coal industry in particular -- into a political cause célèbre over the last year. In June, during his first White House cabinet meeting, Mr Trump suggested that his energy policies were putting miners back to work and transforming a troubled sector of the economy.
Bauxite gloom may deepen in Malaysia
Business, Published on 15/02/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Already under fire for widespread environmental damage, Malaysia's once lucrative bauxite mining industry is facing a likely death knell from neighbouring Indonesia's move to allow a resumption of exports.
Jakarta clarifies rules that rocked metal markets
Published on 14/01/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities are scrambling to clarify new mining rules that have rocked world commodity markets since they were announced on Thursday.