Both the Philippines and Indonesia are seeking to reinforce environmental regulations and increase revenues from the mining sector, compounding longer-term difficulties for mining operators in both countries.

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s No.1 iron-ore producer, saw a slight decline in second-quarter output, but still managed to beat beat analysts’ estimates, keeping a new annual production record in sight.

Mick Davis’ X2 Resources, the mining fund once touted as the driver of much-needed investment into the mining industry during the worst of the commodities price rout, is set to go under major changes after failing to close a single deal since launched in 2013...

COTABATO CITY — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has suspended all mining operations in the region in the wake of the conduct of performance audit on operating firms’ compliance wit...

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[Ferro-Alloys.com]Indonesia’s PT Antam Tbk said that the company produced 4,357 tons of nickel in the first quarter, decreasing by 3.4% from 4,512 tons in the same period of last year.

In a blatant case of posturing ahead of inevitable compensation negotiations, lawyers —acting on behalf of Brazil’s public prosecutors — are said to have lodged claims totaling $44 billion ($155 billion Brazilian Reais) against mining companies Vale SA and ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]No sooner had chimneys pumping sulfur dioxide into Northwest Russian and Scandinavia been stifled last month than they were given permission Tuesday to carry on business as usual by Russia’s federal environmental oversight agency, Rosprirodn...