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The World Trade Organization last week ruled that Indonesia had no right to ban the export of nickel or to require that raw nickel ore be refined in I...

‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits by Leilani Chavez on 15 April 2021 President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a ban on issuing licenses for new mining operations in the Philippines, marking an about-face from a previous anti-mining stance that saw him ban open-pit mining in 2017 and close or suspend 26 mining operations for environmental violations. The government says the industry, which contributed 0.76% to the country’s GDP in 2020, is important...