Ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Nigeria outlined plans to expand mineral beneficiation and value addition at the ongoing African Mining Week 2025 ministerial forum ...

A PHILIPPINE senator on Thursday said a proposed export ban on raw ores would boost the country’s mineral processing capacity, responding to the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines’ concerns about ...

Tesla’s decision to set up its electric vehicle (EV) car manufacturing in neighbouring Malaysia was a blow to Indonesia’s efforts to lure investments for building an end-to-end EV supply chain ...

The Senate approved Senate Bill 2826 on its third and final reading [link], which seeks to impose a tiered tax system on mining profits and impose a ban on the export of raw minerals. On the tax side, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Mining industry groups are opposing a provision in a Senate bill that will impose an export ban on ore, arguing it will do more harm than good for the country’s mineral sector.

The head of the Philippine nickel mining industry warned on Tuesday that the government’s plan to impose an up to 10% tax on nickel ore exports could force local producers to close up shop. “The ...

The Philippines is looking at taxing nickel ore exports to encourage miners in the world's second-biggest supplier of the material - which is used in making stainless steel and batteries for electric ...