French rare earths specialist Carester and Malaysian miner Malaco Mining Group have teamed up to work on a rare earth separation plant, and will also collaborate on rare earth mining, an adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron said in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The cooperation agreement on the separation plant project, which is in its … Read more
The Indonesian government could potentially seize mining activities across 190,000 hectares (733.59 square miles) of illegally cleared forest, the deputy forestry minister told a parliamentary hearing on Monday, as authorities tackle what they say is unlawful extraction in the resource-rich archipelago. Indonesia’s unprecedented crackdown, which has seen military-led teams take over palm plantations and mines, … Read more
Indonesian military rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been surrounded by armed rebels for three days at a company outpost in the insurgency-plagued Papua region, officials said on Thursday. The rebel group – the Free Papua Movement- says it is fighting for secession of the region from Indonesia, which … Read more
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ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump loves tariffs and big numbers, so it’s no surprise that the first targets in his trade war have been economies that boast the biggest trade surpluses with the United States in dollar terms. But if America’s bilateral deficits are measured as a share of trading … Read more
Indonesia’s parliament proposed on Thursday to revise the country’s mining law to help the government accelerate development of its mineral processing industry and to regulate mining permits for religious groups and for universities. President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to expedite development of Indonesia’s mineral processing industry and energy transition and formed a special task force … Read more