The contracts, worth $121 million, went to China's BYD and Chile's Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte, the minerals ministry said

Melbourne-based miner signed a deal to invest up to $100 million in Tanzania’s Kabanga nickel and cobalt project, two metals vital for EVs

The resources move was included in a package of measures announced to bridge income inequality as rage at the country's elites intensified

Jakarta said it would begin relaxing the ban by allowing 14 vessels bound for exports to sail while others delivered coal to power plants

Minister says decision is imminent. His comments follow appeals by the Philippines, and governments in Japan and South Korea, for Jakarta to drop its export ban

Amid restrictions in Tianjin port, the most traded iron ore futures on Dalian Commodity Exchange, for May delivery, dropped 2.2% to 698 yuan ($109.52) per tonne

The Widodo administration has revoked 2,078 permits because the holders failed to provide work plans, misused the permits or transferred them to other parties

Indonesia, the world's biggest thermal coal exporter, implemented the ban on exports to avoid domestic power outages, triggering concerns by customers

The northern expanse ranked first in China in terms of its coal delivery volume to other provincial-level regions last year

The world's top exporter of coal used in power plants and China's largest overseas supplier has announced an export ban during January

On Saturday the Southeast Asian country announced a halt to exports this month to prioritise its own domestic supply and to avoid widespread blackouts

Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of thermal coal, exporting around 400 million tonnes in 2020, and counts China, India, Japan and South Korea among customers