open-pit mining
World’s largest gold mine collapses again
The world’s largest gold mine has suffered another collapse just two days after restarting operations when a new tunnel at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, located...
World’s largest gold mine reopens
US miner Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, one of the largest producers of copper and gold in the world, will re-enter into open-pit operations...
Setback for Philippines’ largest FDI project
Production at Swiss mining giant Xstrata’s $5.9-million copper-gold mine in the Philippines’ southern island of Mindanao has been delayed three years to 2019 due...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...