Japan’s Mitsui exits Indonesia’s Paiton coal-fired IPP
Japanese trading house Mitsui has decided to sell its stake in the Paiton coal-fired power plant in Indonesia’s east Java, marking its exit from power operations in the country.
Cambodia gold production starts at nation’s first commercial mine
Cambodia entered the ranks of the world’s gold producers with the start of output in the Okvau region of Keo Seima district in Modulkiri province where Australian mining company, Renaissance Minerals, has carried out 14 years of exploration and research. Its Cambodian subsidiary aims to produce three tonnes of pure gold a year over an […]
First commercial gold mine online
Australian miner Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd on June 21 began the commercial operation of its $120 million Okvau Gold Project in the northeastern province of Mondulkiri, becoming the Kingdom’s first gold producer.
Royal Group to dredge sand
Local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd has received in-principle approval from the government to dredge sand in the Prek Sre Ambel River in northern Koh Kong province to fill some of the areas in the company’s Botum Sakor Special Economic Zone development project and 700MW coal-fired power station.
Crackdown on illegal gold mining to be stepped up
The government is on the alert to crack down on illegal gold mining activities as the country’s first commercial gold mining is set to start operations this month.
Vietnam’s May coal imports decline
Vietnam’s coal imports nearly halved in May from a year earlier, as a steady rise in hydropower and renewable energy output pressured coal burn.
Coal-fired power plant in Myanmar backed by China that villagers feel powerless to oppose
Almost two decades ago, in a small hillside town in southern Shan State, Myanmar’s largest coal-run power plant was built. Tigyit has been forever changed by this joint venture between the China National Heavy Machinery Corporation and a group of Myanmar businessmen affiliated with the country’s ruling generals who were responsible for the coup d’état […]
Kingdom set to be a gold producer
Cambodia will soon join the roster of gold producing countries after the government announced the commencement of commercial gold mining operations in the Okvau area in southwestern Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district from June 21.
