July 20, 2022 BHP not concerned about China’s plan to centralize iron ore buying China is planning a state-backed iron ore company to oversee everything from massive mine investments in West Africa to buying the steelmaking material from global suppliers.
July 19, 2022 Cameroon’s anti-graft agency says investigations into Glencore bribery underway In June, Glencore’s UK subsidiary pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Sudan.
July 19, 2022 White House considers emergency declaration to fight climate change Biden will outline his moves in a speech Wednesday at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in Massachusetts.
July 19, 2022 Swiss gold imports from Russia fall in June Switzerland imported 284 kg of gold worth around $16 million from Russia in June.
July 18, 2022 EXPLAINER: Price surge prompts regulators to peer into commodity hinterland In the case of some commodities, regulators say they do not have information on who holds the large positions that can inflate prices beyond levels implied by supply and demand.
July 18, 2022 Global nickel market surplus rises to 20,700 tonnes in May – INSG During the first five months of the year, the global market was in a surplus of 16,100 tonnes.
July 18, 2022 Coal-rich Poland rushes to imports as Russian sanctions bite The European Union’s top coal producer is scrambling to fill a potential deficit of the fuel ahead of winter.
July 18, 2022 China plans iron ore giant to assert market control China spent about $180 billion on iron ore imports last year.
July 18, 2022 Chinese lithium giant pulls EVs deeper into forced labor glare Ganfeng’s Chairman earlier this year visited Xinjiang, where activists say Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens have been subjected to forced labor.
July 18, 2022 Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am