NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2021 Record Dividends to be paid by Global Mining Companies Following rising market valuations and increasing commodity prices, shareholders of global mining companies are in line for record dividend payments. Both BHP and Rio Tinto,...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2021 Russian Coal Exports to APAC Growing According to statements from Russian Government officials, it is projected that Russian coal exports to the Asia Pacific region are to increase by 174 million tons (or 1.5 times) by 2025. The...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2021 Copper Prices Reaching Record Highs Since March 2020, copper prices have nearly doubled, with investors betting on demand surging in the coming years due to renewed focused on renewable energy and electric vehicles, both of which...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2021 APAC Metals and Mining Deals Up During Q4 of 2020 Asia Pacific’s metals and mining industry boasted an increase of 3.7% in cross border deal activity (as compared to Q4 2019). A total of 28 cross border deals worth US$1.02 billion...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2021 Rare Earth Elements (REE) Market Growing In 2019, the overall value of the global REE market stood at US$13.2 billion, and with annual growth rates estimated at 11%, the market is expected to grow to US$19.8 billion by 2026. While...
NATURAL RESOURCES News December 2020 Greater Asia Home to Half of the World’s Biggest Mining Companies According to an industry review published by PwC, Greater Asia, which includes Australia and the Middle East, is home to almost half of the world’s 40 largest mining...
NATURAL RESOURCES Newsletter-Issue 028 November 2017 IEA predict U.S. will account for most of world oil’s output growth over next decade Download PDF The International Energy Agency (“IEA”) has said it expects the U.S to account for more than 80% of global oil...
NATURAL RESOURCES Newsletter-Issue 027 October 2017 London Metal Exchange sets out strategic pathway to drive growth Download PDF The London Metal Exchange and LME Clear (together, “LME”) have set out their strategic pathway in response to its users views on its...
NATURAL RESOURCES Newsletter-Issue 026 July 2017 Barrick Gold Corp and Shandong Gold Mining finalize Veladero joint-venture Download PDF On 30 June 2017, Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) announced the completion of the sale of a 50% interest in its Veladero mine in...
NATURAL RESOURCES Newsletter-Issue 025 January 2016 New Myanmar mining law to incentivise foreign investment in Myanmar’s mining sector Download PDF On 22 December 2015, the Myanmar Government approved amendments to Myanmar’s 1994 Mines Law (Mining Law). The...
