August 4, 2023 Venezuela’s gold reserves fall nearly 12% in six months A share of the central bank's reserves have been in dispute in London courts.
August 4, 2023 US discussed ‘creative ways’ to help landlocked Mongolia export rare earths – officials The United States is keen to secure sources beyond its main global rival, China, which last year accounted for more than 70% of world rare earth production.
August 4, 2023 Why the gold price struggles to stay above $2,000 "That $2,000 point, and those technicals, they start to impact some areas of demand for gold," says WGC strategist Joe Cavatoni.
August 4, 2023 Column: Rio Tinto counts the cost of producing green aluminum The company booked a $1.175 billion impairment charge against its two Australian alumina refineries in its second-quarter results.
August 3, 2023 Russia to restart buying currency, gold as energy income revives Russia gets around a third of its budget revenues from the oil and gas industry.
August 3, 2023 US Department of Energy adds copper to critical minerals list Move marks the first time a US government agency has included copper on one of its official “critical” lists, following the examples of the European Union, Japan, India, Canada, and China.
August 3, 2023 Mongolia, Rio Tinto have resolved nearly all copper mine tax issues – PM The partners spent years mired in a tussle over development of the Oyu Tolgoi mine which is the country's biggest foreign investment.
August 3, 2023 China nickel producers look to London exchange in dash for profit Chinese companies likely to apply to the LME include Tsingshan Group, China's largest nickel producer.
August 3, 2023 Metals traders are leaving hedge funds as markets disappoint Despite the personnel moves, there aren’t yet signs of permanent retrenchment among hedge funds in metals.
August 3, 2023 Global copper smelting ticked higher in July, but China slid Apart from Asia and Oceania, all other regions outside China recorded increasing levels of activity.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
