The ASIA Miner is a quarterly, bi-lingual print magazine and weekly e-news service covering Mining news on projects, innovations, technologies, sustainability, energy efficiency, energy from waste, economics, health and safety From the Rim of Fire to the Gobi Desert, high precious metals prices and Asian demand for base metals has prospectors and developers revisiting some mining districts and sea
rching for new deposits. Demand for natural resources throughout Southeast Asia continues to grow as the societies in China, India and other countries evolve from exporters to net importers. Australia provides a fundamental link to the region both as a natural resource supplier and source of mining expertise. as the largest energy consumer. It leads the world in coal and gold production. Indonesia is home to Grasberg, the world’s largest copper-gold mine. Meanwhile, Mongolia prepares to bring the Oyu Tolgoi mine online, which will become the world’s largest copper mine. Miners have also discovered massive high-quality coal deposits in Mongolia located near the world’s largest energy consumer. Miners and prospectors view the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Indochina as fertile grounds. Following mining and resource development projects throughout the Asia-Pacific region, The ASIA Miner provides project development news and technical information to readers throughout China, India, all Southeast Asian nations and Australia. Using both print and electronic formats, it has steadily grown to become a trusted media outlet covering the region. The ASIA Miner magazine is published four times per year. It’s also available in an easy-to-download PDF version from www.asiaminer.com. Mining Media acquired The ASIA Miner in 2010. Leveraging the technical information available from E&MJ/Coal Age, the company began to offer more reporting on equipment and services—information operators in the region are eager to receive. The ASIA Miner’s weekly electronic news service provides an update of mining news around the Asia Pacific region. The service is distributed to more than 14,000 readers and is also available to read anytime on The ASIA Miner Web site www.asiaminer.com. The ASIA Miner’s editorial content for 2011 will continue to explore the most recent events and activities in the resources industry, particularly related to Australasia’s mining sector. Each edition profiles a different region and commodity.
