LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Friday it is seeking to acquire a nickel mine and a copper mine in...
Foreign workers in S.Korea surpasses 1 million
The number of foreign workers in South Korea has broken past the 1 million mark.According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, as of May, there were 1.56...
HD Hyundai affiliates participate in Mining Indonesia 2024
South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. and HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Wednesday that they participated in Mining Indonesia 2...
POSCO to invest in Tanzanian mine to cut Chinese graphite imports
POSCO Group, South Korea’s steel and battery material conglomerate, is set to invest in the world's second-largest graphite reserve, in Tanzan...
Hanwha, KT to cooperate on smart mining
South Korea's Hanwha Global, the global division of Hanwha Corp. and KT Corp. announced on Monday that they signed a memorandum of understanding (...
Korea Eximbank to provide $150 mn PF to Australia
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Tuesday that it will provide $150 million in project financing (PF) for developing a rare ea...
POSCO seeks additional lithium deals from Argentina, Chile
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, aims to clinch additional deals from Argentina and Chile to secure lith...
Doosan Enerbility wins deal for fuel conversion project in Chile
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a contract for a fuel conversion project at a t...
POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report
South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...
Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama
A state-run company in South Korea is set to seek an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) worth around 1 trillion won ($747.1 million) against t...
Samsung SDI to invest in Canada Nickel, new mine in Canada
Samsung SDI Co. has agreed to invest $18.5 million in Canada Nickel Company Inc. to secure steady supplies of nickel and cobalt, key materials for r...
Hanwha Systems to develop swift, accurate mine detection tech
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. is set to embark on the development of a mine detection system using big data and artificial intelligence (AI) tech...
STX to invest in lithium business in Peru, Brazil
South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. signed a tripartite agreement with local partners in Peru and Brazil to develop lithium mines and trad...
LX International to buy Indonesia's PT AKP for nickel mining
LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Tuesday it is slated to acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian miner PT...
SsangYong C&E to invest $616 mn in eco-friendly facilities
South Korea's cement maker SsangYong C&E Co. is investing 800 billion won ($616 million) in facilities to reduce environmental pollution in the ...
Ecopro to develop lithium mine in Nevada with Australian firm
South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Co. announced on Wednesday its subsidiary EcoPro Innovation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) w...
STX starts exploration drilling at Indonesian nickel mine
South Korea’s general trading company STX Corp. has started works to probe the contents of known ore deposits at an Indonesian nickel mine it ...
POSCO fully recoups initial investment in Roy Hill mine
POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, has fully recovered its initial investment of 1.3 trillion won...
HD Hyundai, POSCO to team up for unmanned technology
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with POSCO Group for the development of unmanned technolog...
Doosan seeks to fuel Indonesia power plants with green ammonia
Doosan Enerbility Co., a South Korea construction equipment manufacturer, said on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Indo...
LX Pantos, POSCO Flow to cooperate in global logistics
South Korea’s LX Pantos Logistics and POSCO Flow, formerly POSCO Terminal, will strengthen their cooperation in logistics for secondary batter...
Korea’s STX to build joint Indonesia nickel plant for EV cells
South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. is set to build a nickel plant with an Indonesian company in the Southeast Asian country to expand its...
POSCO Int'l wins Indonesia gas exploration project
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. is poised to secure rights worth several billion dollars to explore and produce natural gas in Indones...
SGC Group slapped with over $7.7 mn fine for unfair internal trade
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a fine of more than 10 billion won ($7.7 million) on SGC Group companies for unfair internal transaction...
SKIET rejuvenates old mining town in Poland as green industry hub
DABROWA GORNICZA, Poland – It was not long ago that the Polish city of Dabrowa Gornicza in Silesia Province was struggling to bring back its g...
POSCO conducts pilot release of rare metal ferrochrome
South Korea's steelmaker POSCO and the government-run Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp. (KOMIR) on Friday announced the first pi...
Korea’s debt-ridden public companies selling off overseas coal mines
South Korea’s debt-ridden public enterprises are selling off their stakes in overseas coal mines to improve their financial status and stay in...
Korea Coal Corp. to sell Mongolian mine amid energy resource boom
Korea Coal Corporation, a South Korean state-owned firm, is preparing to sell its Khotgor Shanaga coal mine in Mongolia, which it acquired in 2010...
EcoPro taps mines in the Americas to secure cathode materials: EcoPro CEO
EcoPro Group, South Korea’s leading battery materials producer, is mulling investments in mines in the Americas to source cathode materials, a...
SGC Energy pursues transformation of biomass power plants in Vietnam
South Korea's SGC Energy Co. is pursuing a project to convert coal power plants abroad into those using biomass.The power supplier, which has secure...
