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MSC to ride on mining output, cost efficiencies
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (331+ words) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC) is expected to see earnings supported by higher mining output and cost efficiencies, even as constraints in tin ore supply persist. In a report, UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) Research said MSC is enhancing…...
Riau to legalise thousands of hectares of small-scale illegal gold mines
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (706+ words) JAKARTA: The Riau provincial government plans to legalise thousands of hectares of illegal gold mines to bring the activity under formal regulation and limit environmental damage. At least 30 mining blocks covering 2, 655ha across seven districts in Kuantan Singingi regency will be…...
Toxic tide: Myanmar's rare earth mining surge hurting livelihoods along Thailand's Kok River
1+ week ago (1554+ words) CHIANG RAI: Each day, Siam Kaewdam casts his fishing nets into the Kok River, letting them drift downstream before paddling out later in his wooden boat to haul in his catch. The 49-year-old fisherman has found slim pickings of late....
Indonesia's Prabowo calls for criminal charges against firms resisting forest crackdown
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (363+ words) The task force, made up of military personnel, prosecutors and environmental regulators, has since early 2025 been seizing areas controlled by companies and individuals, ordering them to pay fines for what they describe as illegal business operations in designated forest areas....
Laos promotes mine awareness with focus on youth participation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (248+ words) The Star Laos promotes mine awareness with focus on youth participation VIENTIANE: Laos observed the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, highlighting the role of youth and global partnerships in efforts to address unexploded ordnance. Speaking…...
Mexico searches for four missing after Sinaloa mine collapse
3+ week, 1+ day ago (147+ words) MEXICO CITY, "March 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's "defense ministry said on "Friday it had deployed specialists to join the search "for four miners "missing after a "collapse in the northwestern "state of "Sinaloa. Read full story Mexico searches for four missing after…...
Namibia central bank signs gold purchase deal with local miner to boost reserves
3+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) WINDHOEK, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Namibia has signed a gold purchase agreement with QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine as part of efforts to strengthen the country's foreign reserves and enhance economic resilience. In a statement released on Tuesday, the…...
Vietnam police officer dies attempting to stop illegal sand mining
3+ week, 6+ day ago (188+ words) KHANH HOA, (Vietnam): A Vietnamese police officer has died after attempting to stop a group of suspected illegal sand miners on a river in the early hours of Saturday (March 21), authorities said. Captain Nguyen Xuan Hai went missing during an…...
Lynas expands rare earths clout with first batch of samarium
4+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) LYNAS Rare Earths Ltd. has started producing samarium - a metal used across advanced industries - at its plant in Malaysia, bolstering the company's standing as an alternative to China in supplying critical materials. The first batch of samarium was made ahead…...
Business leaders urge end to racially provocative politics
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (393+ words) PETALING JAYA: Several parties have called on all sides to put an end to racially provocative politics fuelled by a handful of irresponsible individuals pursuing narrow personal and political agendas. Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia president Norsyahrin Hamidon stressed that…...