August 22, 2023

Lithium craze sparks 1,100% stock gains as well as deep losses

Investors who bought Australian lithium stocks at the start of the year could have doubled their money or lost more than half of it.

August 22, 2023

JPMorgan’s ‘most prolific spoofer’ gets two years in prison

This was the stiffest sentence handed down yet in a recent government crackdown on questionable trading practices.

August 22, 2023

Swiss gold exports down in July due to lower shipments to China, India

Switzerland is the world's biggest bullion refining and transit hub.

August 22, 2023

US requests labor review at mine owned by Mexican billionaire

The issue involves a labor dispute at the San Martin mine in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

August 22, 2023

Sigma Lithium, eyeing buyout, sues ex-CEO and daughter-in-law over trade secrets

Sigma is accusing its former co-chief executive officer Calvyn Gardner of stealing trade secrets to undermine the company's effort to sell itself.

August 22, 2023

Sweden to lift ban on uranium mining

Sweden accounts for 80% of the European Union's uranium deposits.

August 22, 2023

Column: Copper trapped between old and new supercycles

Doctor Copper appears undecided as to which supercycle is currently strongest.

August 21, 2023

Australia eyes three lost years of commodities sales to China

China is the biggest buyer of Australian commodities, which has allowed Beijing to use trade as a tool to amplify its diplomatic efforts.

August 21, 2023

GRAPHIC: Robust equities erode gold’s safe-haven allure as ETF holdings fall

Overall holdings in over 100 gold ETFs tracked by the WGC fell to their lowest level since April 2020.

August 21, 2023

Ecuadorians opt to restrict oil and mining ahead of run-off vote

Citizens voted to shut a major oil field in the Amazon region and ban new mining concessions near Quito.