March 17, 2022 The Metals Company signs MoU for PFS on world’s first deep-sea nodule processing plant The polymetallic nodule fields in the CCZ of the Pacific represent the largest known undeveloped nickel resource on the planet.
March 17, 2022 Despite ultra-hawkish Fed’s meeting, gold price jumps The newest FOMC statement was very hawkish – probably too hawkish.
March 17, 2022 Gold price shakes off Fed rate hike, back towards $1,950 The precious metal quickly turned around after dropping to a two-week low Wednesday following the US central bank's move to raise interest rates.
March 17, 2022 LME rips up its free-market rule-book to tame wild metals You can tell the London Metal Exchange is new to price limits, writes Andy Home.
March 16, 2022 Gold price bounces back after Fed’s rate hike announcement Benchmark 10-year US treasury yields are approaching the highest in almost three years, placing further pressure on bullion.
March 16, 2022 Barrick’s Tanzania gold mine hit by new police abuse accusations A corporate watchdog is alleging that local police are killing and assaulting villagers around a Tanzanian mine owned by Barrick.
March 16, 2022 Australia unveils $360m in critical minerals funding to offset China dominance Projects to be funded include the second rare earth separation plant to be built outside China, a battery material refinery and a vanadium processing plant.
March 16, 2022 The $140 billion question: Can Russia sell its huge gold pile? Bank of Russia expanded its gold reserves almost sixfold since the mid-2000s.
March 16, 2022 Markets must adapt to lack of Russian, Ukrainian commodities, Glencore says Russia is a key supplier of oil, natural gas, coal, aluminum and nickel, while Ukraine is a major grain producer.
March 16, 2022 Nickel price chaos continues – LME trading halted after only 1,236 tonnes change hands Nickel price drops to limit down at $45,590 a tonne during what was only a few seconds of trading on Wednesday.
First Quantum backs Panama’s plan to allow stockpile processing at shuttered copper mine Cobre Panama, one of the world's largest open-pit copper deposits, was closed in 2023 following protests from local residents over tax contributions and environmental impacts. January 15, 2026 | 03:48 pm
