Extractive Industries

Cambodia produces over 8.28 tonnes of gold so far

Cambodia has produced more than 8.28 tonnes of dore bars with 90 percent pure gold solution since commercial mining started in June 2021, a senior official said on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501366552/cambodia-produces-over-8-28-tonnes-of-gold-so-far/

Cambodian villagers accuse Chinese mining company of infringing on their land

About 200 families in central Cambodia say they are in danger of losing hundreds of hectares of farmland – with or without compensation – to a Chinese gold mining company expanding its excavation area. ...

RFA Khmer Staff
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/mining-company-09132023175357.html

Cambodia imports oil, and gas products worth $2.28 billion in the first eight months of the year

Cambodia’s imports of oil and gas products totaled $2.28 billion during the January-August period this year, down 9.5 percent from last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362703/cambodia-imports-oil-and-gas-products-worth-2-28-billion-in-the-first-eight-months-of-the-year/

A Pheu Thai-led government could revive talks with Cambodia on gas exploration

A good relationship with the Cambodian government would be a prerequisite for the resumption of negotiations on overlapping claims to natural gas resources in the Gulf of Thailand, experts said, but warned of a return to a cold conflict if there were mutual reservations. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342000/a-pheu-thai-led-government-could-revive-talks-with-cambodia-on-gas-exploration/

Digital economy department established

The government issued a June 22 sub-decree which established the General Department of Digital Economy under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with the aim to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the Kingdom’s digital management and development. ...

Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-economy-department-established

Almost seven tonnes of gold mined in first two years of ventures

Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem announced that Cambodia has refined 6,727 kilogrammes of gold dore bars and collected royalties of more than $10 million, as of the beginning of June this year. ...

Kim Yutharo
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2023-06-11-1829-251140.html

Cambodia’s imports of oil, gas, coal surge 7.8 percent in Q1

Cambodia’s imports of oil, gas and coal rose by 7.8 percent in the first quarter of 2023, said a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501271456/cambodias-imports-of-oil-gas-coal-surge-7-8-percent-in-q1/

Cambodia’s imports of oil, gas, coal surge 7.8 percent in Q1

Cambodia’s imports of oil, gas and coal rose by 7.8 percent in the first quarter of 2023, said a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501271456/cambodias-imports-of-oil-gas-coal-surge-7-8-percent-in-q1/

Canada firms exploring Andong Bor copper-gold licence

Toronto-listed Angkor Resources Corp last week announced that it has begun exploring and developing the 100sq km Andong Bor copper-gold porphyry licence, which straddles the districts of Banteay Ampil and Chong Kal in Oddar Meanchey province’s southwest as well as Phnom Srok in northeastern Banteay ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/canada-firms-exploring-andong-bor-copper-gold-licence

Angkor Resources Advances Exploration at Andong Bor, Cambodia

Angkor Resources Corp. (TSXV:ANK) and (OTC:ANKOF) (“Angkor” or the “Company”) announces the commencement of the Company’s exploration on the Andong Bor copper gold porphyry property. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247409/angkor-resources-advances-exploration-at-andong-bor-cambodia/

State revenues from gold production top $15M

Cambodia has netted more than $15 million from gold production as of end-December, which has yielded over 5.3 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/state-revenues-gold-production-top-15m

State revenues from gold production top $15M

Cambodia has netted more than $15 million from gold production as of end-December, which has yielded over 5.3 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/state-revenues-gold-production-top-15m

Gold refines reach 5.3 tons in 2022, paying nearly $10M in tax

Cambodia’s four gold companies refined around 5,300 kg of gold ore, a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, as of 2022, paying royalties of $8 million and $1.5 million as tax income, a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance showed yesterday. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226405/gold-refines-reach-5-3-tons-in-2022-paying-nearly-10m-in-tax/

Ministry plans issuance of mining licence for cement

The Ministry of Mines and Energy plans to issue an exploration licence to a locally registered firm, which intends to assess the suitability of northern Kampot province as a source for the minerals used in cement production. ...

Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-issuance-mining-licence-cement

ODA oil, gas field talks progress: report

Senior Cambodian and Thai officials are reportedly discussing a joint development area (JDA) for oil and gas exploration within the 26,000sq km Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) – estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the seafloor – in ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oda-oil-gas-field-talks-progress-report

In protected Prey Lang forest, communities pushed out but mining companies welcomed in

Kampong Thom’s Sandan district: Snang An village chief Sok Heng proudly displays a photo of his new home, constructed in July 2021, as his phone’s background image. But Late Cheng Mining Development, a gold mining firm with ties to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit, ...

Khuon Narim and Jack Brook
https://cambojanews.com/in-protected-prey-lang-forest-communities-pushed-out-but-mining-companies-welcomed-in/

Angkor confirms 108 mts of 0.53% copper equivalent at Andong Bor, Cambodia

Angkor Resources Corp. has announced Cambodia, assays from its newest copper/gold license in western Cambodia, confirming a copper-gold porphyry system on the Thmei North prospect with similar results on Thmei South prospect.  The license is due west of Ratanakiri province and straddles two provinces, Oddar ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501202837/angkor-confirms-108-mts-of-0-53-copper-equivalent-at-andong-bor-cambodia/

People say that the historical and tourist area in Angkor Borei district may loss

Residents say that historical and tourist sites may be lost after a large-scale looting of Phnom Borei, while Angkor Borei district authorities have denied that the authorities have opened their hands to excavating Phnom Borei and sell it to private dealers as mentioned by citizens. ...

Kheang Sokmean
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/some-people-say-that-historical-and-tourist-area-may-face-loss-after-the-phnom-borey-quarry/

Cambodia churns out 4.85 tonnes of dore bars

Cambodia’s four official gold producers have pumped out more than 4.8 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold pour took place in June 2021, according ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-churns-out-485-tonnes-dore-bars

Cement material exploration rights offered in Kampot

The government has issued an open invitation to apply for a 155ha mineral exploration licence in northern Kampot province that officials claim has great investment potential for cement production. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cement-material-exploration-rights-offered-kampot

Fleets of sand barges cross border as exports quietly restarted

Just a few years after U.N. trade data showed evidence of a massive discrepancy in sand exports to Singapore, the Cambodian government has quietly resumed selling the commodity overseas. ...

Andrew Haffner
https://vodenglish.news/fleets-of-sand-barges-cross-border-as-exports-quietly-restarted/

Kingdom’s share in crude oil sale $14.21M

Cambodia is set to receive more than $14 million in proceeds from the sale of nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil stolen by the Bahamas-flagged tanker MT Strovolos last year following a payment dispute with the Apsara oil field’s Singaporean developer, KrisEnergy, according to a ...

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-share-crude-oil-sale-1421m

New firm starts gold extraction in Kratie Province

A new gold extraction firm Xing Yuan Kanng Yeak Co., Ltd, has started commercial gold extraction operation in its licensed areas in Kratie province, with a capacity of 20 kilogrammes of gold doré a month in the first stage, according to the Ministry of Mines ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501166679/new-firm-starts-gold-extraction-in-kratie-province/

Cambodia imports oil, gas products worth $2.84 billion in first 9 months

Cambodia imported oil and gas products worth $2.84 billion in the first nine months of 2022, up 66 percent from $1.71 billion in the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501166331/cambodia-imports-oil-gas-products-worth-2-84-billion-in-first-9-months/

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