Indian natural resources company Vedanta Ltd has placed a copper smelter complex in the southern Tamil Nadu state for sale, reported Reuters. The smelter has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed while protesting the operation for alleged pollution. Read full article.
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Indonesian government cuts off thousands of mining permits
The president of Indonesia reportedly said recently that over 2,000 mining permits, along with forest and plantation permits, have been revoked because of non-compliance or non-use, part of the country’s crackdown on natural resources oversight. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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