February 6, 2020 JPMorgan’s role in metals spoofing is under US criminal probe U.S. authorities have already charged bank traders who worked in New York, London and Singapore with manipulating thousands of orders for gold and silver futures
February 6, 2020 LME to keep open-outcry closing prices after electronic trial During a consultation period, some LME users said it was difficult to obtain guaranteed execution against closing nickel prices when the electronic system was used
February 6, 2020 Harmony Gold Mining forecasts first-half profit Production in the half-year, however, slipped 8% due to lower grade of metal it recovered.
February 6, 2020 Coronavirus hits copper trade as China asks Chile to defer cargoes While suppliers haven’t reported any contract breaches, they have verbally agreed to delay shipments due to port shutdowns.
February 5, 2020 Ghana plans to sell $750 million of shares in mining royalty fund in March The fund will be listed in London and will pay dividends from mining agreements
February 5, 2020 Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply.
February 5, 2020 Angola’s state-owned diamond mining company preparing for IPO Endiama EP plans to sell as much as 30% of its shares in public offering in 2022
February 5, 2020 Peabody Energy posts huge loss on weak coal fundamentals It said that macro industry conditions, including a mild Northern winter, low natural gas prices, as well as trade and import policy uncertainties, were a challenging backdrop to start the…
February 4, 2020 Private capital raised for mining falls to 8-year low New report shows four mining and metals funds together raised a paltry $300m in 2019, not even a tenth of the money flowing into farmland.
February 4, 2020 Lithium mining shares off to the races Lithium producers swept up in Tesla enthusiasm with Livent surging 17% and top producers SQM and Albemarle enjoying double digit gains.
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