Mining sector

Australia tightens curbs on two Northern Minerals shareholders ordered to divest

A truck carrying rare earths in Western Australia. Western governments seek to reduce reliance on China for supplies of the minerals.

Afghanistan’s gold rush upends lives and landscapes

An Afghan goldsmith holding gold at a workshop in Fayzabad, in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Badakhshan province.

Pentagon to invest $511 million in Australian rare earth mine

The Pentagon announced a US$400 million conditional loan commitment to Sunrise to build the world’s first primary mine for scandium.

Trump touts $3.8b in minerals projects to promote economic stability and national security

Trump said the projects would create thousands of jobs and promote economic stability and security.

Deutsche Bank and KBC freeze some of Radiant World’s Singapore bank accounts, sources say

Radiant World is under growing pressure after two of its key banks froze its funds and major miners moved to cut ties with the iron ore trading house, according to sources.

Death toll rises to at least 34 after blast at Pakistan coal mine complex

Rescue workers and locals gather at a coal mine after a blast on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, on July 30.

Sweden to speed up mining permits to cut reliance on China

Energy Minister Ebba Busch said Sweden currently receives just 1 per cent of global investment in exploring for base and critical metals, despite having mineral wealth.

Malaysia’s rare earths are prized by Washington – but at what cost to Putrajaya’s Palestine stance?

Malaysian activists hold placards bearing slogans, protesting Lynas Corp’s four-year rare earth supply agreement with the US Department of Defense in Malaysia.

Two illegal gold miners die in Indonesian landslide as practice continues despite crackdown

An illegal gold mine raided by Indonesian police at an unidentified location in North Sumatra on March 3.

The South Korean mine at the centre of America’s tungsten push

Workers operate a longhole drill inside the tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, on June 2.

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