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PT United Tractors, a heavy equipment and mining company in Indonesia, has announced the acquisition of PT Arafura Surya Alam (ASA), a gold mining subsidiary of PT J Resources Nusantara. This $540m deal is being executed through United Tractors’ fully owned subsidiary, PT Danusa Tambang Nusantara, as part of its strategy to expand its gold […]

Gold prices hovered near all-time highs on Wednesday as expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut later in the day dented the dollar and U.S. bond yields, boosting demand for the precious metal. Spot gold held its ground at $3,690.09 per ounce, as of 0115 GMT, after hitting a record high of $3,702.95 on

Inner Mongolia, China’s largest coal-producing region, has ordered 15 mines to halt production after they were found to have exceeded their approved output plans, a document from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Energy Bureau showed. China launched inspections in major coal hubs in July and asked local authorities to report whether mines had exceeded output

After relatively stable coal imports by India during June 2025, the cargoes have depressed in July despite a fall in production as ample reserves at thermal power plant (TPP) end depressed the appetite for imports. According to the global real-time data and analytics provider Kpler, India’s coal imports fell by almost 18 per cent month-on-month

Anglo American and Chilean mining company, Codelco, have entered an agreement to implement a joint mining plan in South America, said to unlock at least $US5 billion of value. The Los Bronces and Andina mines in Chile will now be combined in production and will unlock an additional 2.7 million tonnes of copper production over

BHP will suspend operations and cut 750 jobs at a Queensland coking coal mine it shares with a unit of Mitsubishi, blaming low prices and high state government royalties that have dented its returns, it said on Wednesday. BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Saraji South, part of the Saraji Mine Complex, will be placed into care

India’s silver imports are expected to gather momentum in the coming months, supported by stronger investment and industrial demand that has already absorbed the surplus from last year’s elevated shipments, industry officials told Reuters. Higher imports by the world’s biggest silver consumer could give further support to global prices that are close to their highest

Presiden Prabowo Subianto bakal merombak sejumlah jabatan pimpinan tinggi madya di Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM). Berdasarkan Salinan Keputusan Presiden (Keppres) Nomor 147/TPA Tahun 2025 Tentang Pemberhentian dan Pengangkatan dari dan dalam Jabatan Pimpinan Tinggi Madya di Lingkungan Kementerian ESDM yang diperoleh Bisnis, Presiden akan mengangkat Ahmad Erani Yustika sebagai sekretaris jenderal (sekjen)

Pemerintah Indonesia berencana menambah kepemilikan sahamnya di PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) sebesar 10%, menjadi hingga lebih dari 61%. Rencana ini diungkapkan oleh Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia setelah menghadiri rapat terbatas bersama Presiden Prabowo Subianto. Bahlil menjelaskan bahwa negosiasi untuk tambahan kepemilikan saham sebesar lebih dari 10% ini sedang berlangsung. Ia

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) telah mengumumkan Harga Batubara Acuan (HBA) dan Harga Mineral Logam Acuan (HMA) periode kedua September 2025 pada Senin (15/09/2025). “Nikel, tembaga, aluminium, hingga emas tercatat mengalami penguatan harga dibandingkan periode sebelumnya,” ungkap Kementerian ESDM melalui instagram resmi Direktorat Jenderal (Ditjen) Minerba ESDM. Lebih detail, harga nikel naik ke

Sebanyak tujuh sekuritas berkomitmen menjadi penjamin IPO jumbo PT Merdeka Gold Resources Tbk. (EMAS). Perusahaan sekuritas ini akan memastikan target IPO EMAS sebesar Rp4,65 triliun dapat terlaksana. Dana jumbo ini diperoleh EMAS melalui pelepasan 10% saham baru atau setara 1.618.023.300 lembar. Harga pelaksanaan IPO EMAS adalah Rp2.880 per lembar. Dalam prospektus bertanggal Selasa, 16 September

PT Sumbawa Timur Mining (STM) saat ini tengah mengajukan perpanjangan Izin Pinjam Pakai Kawasan Hutan (IPPKH) kepada Kementerian Kehutanan. Pengajuan ini berkaitan dengan kelanjutan proyek eksplorasi tambang emas di Blok Onto, yang berlokasi di Kecamatan Hu’u, Kabupaten Dompu, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Proses perizinan tersebut sedang berjalan untuk lahan seluas 13 ribu hektare yang merupakan

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) mengatakan belum menerima pengajuan perpanjangan relaksasi ekspor konsentrat tembaga dari PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI). Pemerintah sebelumnya telah memperpanjang relaksasi ekspor tersebut pada Maret lalu dan berakhir pada besok, 16 September 2025. Direktur Jenderal Mineral dan Batu Bara, Tri Winarno, mengatakan PTFI masih fokus pada pencarian tujuh pekerja yang

Kinerja PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) solid pada semester I-2025. Capaian ini tercermin dari laba bersih kuartal II-2025 yang menyentuh rekor baru. Berdasarkan laporan keuangannya, pendapatan ANTM pada kuartal II-2025 naik 25,7% secara kuartalan (QoQ) ke Rp 32,9 triliun. Ini membawa pendapatan semester I-2025 meraih Rp 59,0 triliun. Sementara itu, laba bersih kuartal II-2025 mencapai

Harga batu bara akhirnya menguat setelah China mengirim kabar buruk. Merujuk Refinitiv, harga batu bara ditutup di posisi US$ 102,3 per ton atau terbang 1,59% pada perdagangan Senin (15//9/2025). Pelemahan ini memutus tren negatif harga batu bara yang melemah tujuh hari beruntun dengan pelemahan 8,32%. Produksi batu bara China turun 3% menjadi 390k,5 juta ton

Di tengah upaya pemerintah mendorong pemanfaatan sumber daya alam yang bertanggung jawab dan berkelanjutan, langkah tegas negara kembali ditunjukkan. Penertiban ratusan hektare lahan tambang yang beroperasi tanpa izin pinjam pakai kawasan hutan, menjadi bukti konsistensi pemerintah dalam menjaga tata kelola energi dan sumber daya mineral. “Sesuai dengan arahan Bapak Menteri ESDM, untuk mewujudkan praktik pertambangan

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) mengungkapkan longsor yang terjadi di tambang bawah tanah Grasberg Block Cave (GBC), Papua Tengah membuat kapasitas produksi tambang PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) turun menjadi 30% dari total kapasitas. Direktur Jenderal (Dirjen) Minerba ESDM Tri Winarno memastikan areal tambang milik Freeport lainnya masih beroperasi secara normal. Akan tetapi, kapasitas

Copper jumped to a 15-month high on Monday amid a broader risk-on rally, as traders prepare for this week’s US Federal Reserve meeting with the expectation of a long-awaited interest rate cut. Futures on the London Metal Exchange rose by 1% to $10,173 a ton, the highest since June 2024. Those on the COMEX also

Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of acres from mining companies including PT Weda Bay Nickel and PT Tonia Mitra Sejahtera due to missing forestry permits, part of a crackdown on illegal resource exploitation. This move, which has impacted nickel prices, highlights the government’s efforts to regulate mining activities. The taskforce identified more than 4.2 million

Gold prices scaled a record peak on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week, where the central bank is widely expected to cut borrowing rates. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $3,680.17 per ounce as of 0109 GMT, after hitting a record high of $3,689.27 earlier in the

China’s coal production declined by 3% last month as a result of government measures taken to shrink oversupply. At 390.5 million tons, the August total compared with 80.99 million tons for the previous month, when coal production fell to the lowest in 12 months, the state statistics bureau said, as quoted by Reuters. Production over

Indonesian heavy machinery distributor PT United Tractors seeks to expand its businesses by acquiring a gold miner, according to a filing. Its shares rose. The company to purchase 100% stake in PT Arafura Surya Alam through conditional sale and purchase agreements signed on Sep. 12 by its subsidiaries with PT J Resources Nusantara and Jimmy

Thai authorities are considering a tax on physical gold trading to slow a rally in the nation’s currency that has threatened exports and tourism. The baht fell the most in six weeks. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Ministry of Finance are discussing ways to tax gold bought and sold through various online channels