Mining binds one to the other. There is no empire without the frontier, and no capitalism without mining. Historically, this ...

Obi Island has become a tragic symbol of ecocide caused by nickel mining and smelting. The destruction on this island in ...

FEG’s other ‘high-value asset’ is in Trenggalek regency, East Java. The prospects in several promising locations within a ...

Rumours of mining plans have in fact been around for 20 years, and most people are opposed to them. People here travel around ...

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Indonesia and Australia are both on the frontline of new ‘green-extractivism’ – a boom in mining and processing the ‘energy transition minerals’ required for the global energy transition. Indonesia ...

This mountain at Sumberbening is scheduled to disappear under the gold mining plans of Far East Gold (Photo: Gerry van Klinken) The temperature drops as the road winds uphill. The air feels fresher ...

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