Mining – Page 2 – Asia Times

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members secure Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on the southern island of Mindanao on July 29, 2018.Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, Philippines

Philippine rebels clinch the spoils of a bloody war

by Bong S Sarmiento January 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Jakarta buys a $13 bn pollution problem with Freeport takeover

by Basten Gokkon January 20, 2019February 18, 2020

The Indonesian government bills the Trans-Papua Highway as a boost to economic growth for an impoverished region, but many Papuans see the project as a means to move troops. Photo: William Laurance

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Greater Bay Area, Indonesia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Papua attack shines a light on controversial road project

by Loren Bell December 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja

AT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

World’s biggest gold mine nationalized in Indonesia

by John McBeth December 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Trucks operate in the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern region of Papua, Indonesia Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Adimaja /Antara Foto

AT Finance, Indonesia, Russia, World

Indonesia’s mining industry headed nowhere fast

by John McBeth December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Protestors against the China-backed Letpadaung copper mine unfurl a banner in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar

China seizes opportunity in Suu Kyi’s isolation

by Bertil Lintner December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Bougainville Revolutionary Army overlook the Paguna mine in a file photo. Photo: Facebook

Australia, China, New Zealand, Oceania, World

Bougainville’s tinderbox threatens to reignite

by Alan Boyd December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Bird watchers gather at a hideout as they wait for a glimpse of the bird-of-paradise, known locally as a cendrawasih bird, in Sorong's Malagufuk village. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, European Union, Indonesia, World

West Papua targeting conservation and ecotourism

by Christopel Paino November 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Labourers search for precious stones in shallow pit mines in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state. Photo by Gagan Nayar / AFP)

India, South Asia

Mining in India’s Bundelkhand causes drought and destruction

by Inder SIngh Bisht November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos of Oman in Muscat. Photo: Netanyahu's official Twitter account

Bahrain, China, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

The mystery over an Israeli plane allegedly landing in Islamabad

by Ali Salman Andani October 31, 2018

Artisanal miners prospecting for gold at a small-scale mining site in Indonesia. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Illegal mining leaves toxic wastelands in Indonesia

by John McBeth October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Secretary of commerce Wilbur Ross. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Afghanistan’s mineral wealth catches Trump’s eye

by PK Semler October 8, 2018October 8, 2018

An aerial view of Komodo National Park on eastern Indonesia's Padar Island. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, China, Guangzhou, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, Tianjin, World

Moratorium shutters mines in east Indonesia

by John McBeth September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

China

China Development Bank stakes US$50 bn on African projects

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indonesian worker fills up a truck with fuel at a state energy giant Pertamina filling center in Jakarta on August 27, 2014. Photo: AFP/Adek Berry

AT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Price rising on Indonesia’s resource nationalism

by John McBeth September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Darwinek / Wikipedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Papua New Guinea retakes investor temperature

by Gary Kleiman September 14, 2018

Kalimantan Surya Kentana director Mansur Geiger has worked with Kalimatan's local Dayak tribe to find and exploit ores for over 35 years. Photo: Mansur Geiger

AT Finance, Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

The Indiana Jones of Indonesian mining

by John McBeth September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Raw Cobaltite ore is the driving force behind the technology boom. Photo: Shutterstock

China, United Kingdom, World

E-cars and smartphones spark a new gold rush

by Hywel Jones August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Flag of Mongolia. Image: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Mongolia debt-rescue anniversary shuns celebration

by Gary Kleiman July 18, 2018

Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Chinese investors parked US$57.18 bn overseas in 2018

by Asia Times staff July 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesia a step closer to controlling Grasberg mine

by John McBeth July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Sanya, in Hainan Province, could be transformed through a new partnership, between Chinese corporate monolith Ping An and the local municipal government, that says it aims to develop a new "Smart City". Photo: iStock

China

Hainan opens non-resident islands for development

by Asia Times staff July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Goa. known for its pristine beaches, could see a ban on iron ore mining lifted. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

India, Middle East, South Asia

BJP bids to revive Goa iron mining, bypass Supreme Court ban

by Nihar Gokhale June 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A file pic from 2013 shows a Fortescue executive at the Solomon iron ore mine in the Pilbara region in Western Australia. Photo: Reuters/David Gray

Australia, Oceania

Big miners to go ahead with new iron-ore mines in Pilbara

by Jim Pollard June 18, 2018February 18, 2020

People throw stones during the rally against plans to expand a controversial copper smelter run by Vedanta Resources in Tamil Nadu, southern India. This is an image from video footage shot on May 22. Photo: ANI via Reuters TV.

AT Finance, India, South Asia

Future of Indian copper smelter uncertain after 13 deaths in protests

by Kriti Singh May 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures during a visit to Thai Union company in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, March 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Laos, Thailand

Four years on, press freedom in Thailand a casualty of military coup

by Sutharee Wannasiri May 24, 2018

Photo: Flickr Commons

Australia, China, Middle East, Oceania, World

The futility of China’s ‘Responsible Cobalt Initiative’

by Jon Connars May 24, 2018May 24, 2018

Aerial view of Indonesia's Grasberg mine operated by US mining giant Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold. Picture: Facebook

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesia pollution charge piles pressure on Freeport

by John McBeth May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A student holds a placard during a protest at the PT Freeport Indonesia headquarters calling for the closure of its mine in Papua province, in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesian polls may delay Freeport settlement

by John McBeth March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Australia Day is celebrated on January 26. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, World

Australia, we need to talk

by Lachlan Colquhoun January 25, 2018

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