March 29, 2011 Rio Tinto cuts 50% condition to try secure Riversdale bid Global miner Rio Tinto lowered the acceptance condition on its A$3.9 billion ($4 billion) offer for Riversdale Mining on Tuesday after entering into talks with Brazil's CSN , a major…
March 29, 2011 General Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel meets South African President Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, the General Director and Chairman of the Management Board of MMC Norilsk Nickel (the Company) met with the President of the Republic of South Africa Jakob Zuma in…
March 28, 2011 Ottawa fights EU’s dirty fuel label on oil sands: Globe European Union politicians are preparing to label Canadian oilsands a "dirty fuel," according to a report in the Globe and Mail, which could cause European oil companies to pull back…
March 28, 2011 Gold & silver daily review The gold price fell in Asia after the 125-page report on world markets was issued by the People’s Bank of China, the Chinese central bank. In it, it said, "We…
March 28, 2011 Dirty old tricks All in all it was a great week. Markets rebounded nicely and shrugged off higher oil prices and put in very good performances.
March 25, 2011 Markets quake The metals markets were briefly sidetracked by the Japanese earthquake and subsequent nuclear emergency. Gold did not know whether to go up or down in response to the damage wrought…
March 25, 2011 What’s really driving the gold price? Gold attracts tremendous emotion from people and it has always done so. It manages to bring out the extremes in investors, reporters, governments.
March 25, 2011 Gold and silver’s daily review Silver is continuing to trade stronger than gold and is rising today too.
March 25, 2011 Expect billion-dollar expansion in Australian iron ore, coal: BHP Diversified mining behemoth BHP Billiton is expected to pour billions of dollars into Australia in an effort to expand its iron ore and coal facilities, says a report from AFP:…
March 24, 2011 Potash Supply Cloth-dying and soap-making have employed residue from boiled plant material since ancient times. The plants are reduced to brine and that evaporated until only the useful “potash” remains.
Platinum deficits to persist as EV rollout slows, Valterra says A slower-than-expected adoption of EVs in some markets has helped boost sentiment around the metals. February 10, 2026 | 10:30 am
