Mining sector

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.

Myanmar jade mine landslide kills five; 15 missing

Mass casualty accidents are common at Myanmar’s mines – particularly in monsoon season.

Greenland keeps attracting investors it may not even want

Foreign interest in Greeland has revived fears that outsiders will once again reap the biggest rewards from its wealth.

Indonesia charges 24 foreigners as suspects in illegal gold mining case, ministry says

Indonesia orders miners to provide more coal amid blackouts

Coal barges queue to be pulled along Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Aug 31, 2019.

Arsenic in the water: Toxic ‘time bomb’ threatens Mekong river basin

Researchers and activists attribute pollution at the Mekong river to illegal mines in Myanmar.

Venezuela deploys troops against illegal miners in key gold belt

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