Asia Pacific

The Western Australia Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended for approval Rio Tinto's $3.5bn open cut iron ore mine in the Pilbara region.   Rio Tinto subsidiary Mount Bruce Mining is planning to develop the proposed Koodaideri iron ore...

Mining companies in New South Wales have employed 1,967 fewer workers in 2013 to 2014 compared with the previous year, despite investing $13.6bn into the Australian state, according to a survey.   The latest Expenditure Survey conducted by NSW...

The Government of India is planning to issue mining licences through auctions in order to improve transparency in mineral resources allocation.   The government is seeking to amend an existing 57-year-old act and keep the draft amendments in the...

Adani Enterprises $7bn coal mine, rail and port project in Queensland, Australia, has received a loan of up to $1bn from the State Bank of India (SBI), coinciding with the high-profile visit of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.  ...

Rio Tinto and Sinosteel have signed a heads of agreement to advance negotiations for a second extension to the Channar Mining iron ore joint venture (JV) in Western Australia's Pilbara region.   The original Channar JV, which was signed...

Erdene Resource Development has begun resource definition drilling programme at its wholly owned Altan Nar gold-polymetallic project in the Tien Shan Gold Belt of south-west Mongolia.   The drill programme aims to establish a near-surface, National Instrument (NI) 43-101-compliant...

The South Australian Government is planning to increase the value of mineral and energy resource production to $10bn a year by 2017, creating 5,000 new jobs.   The government unveiled a resource production record of $7.5bn in 2013 to...