January 17, 2020 Palladium tops $2,500 an ounce in biggest one-day surge since 2008 The metal is headed for its best week since 2001 and showing little sign of slowing down.
January 17, 2020 Graph: Low inventories to frustrate zinc bears Stocks of zinc in LME warehouses are close to 20-year lows.
January 17, 2020 Kirkland’s $3.4bn bid for Detour wins backing from proxy advisory firms Chances of deal going ahead bolstered.
January 17, 2020 Lynas’ rare earth licence renewal in Malaysia challenged in court The lawsuit challenges the Malaysian government's decision to renew the company’s operating licence last year.
January 17, 2020 Rio Tinto readies to close world’s biggest diamond mine The miner expects to see production of rough diamonds drop from 17 million carats last year to 12-14 million in 2020 as a result.
January 16, 2020 The big problem haunting top iron ore miner isn’t so easy to fix Vale has taken several steps to clean up its image in the aftermath of the dam break.
January 16, 2020 Battery nickel price regains premium over metal Nickel sulphate is back to trading at a premium to the metal in China and should stay there on expected BHP Nickel West delays, says new report.
January 16, 2020 Scotgold readies to open Scotland’s first commercial gold mine Chief executive Richard Gray expects to see a "mini gold rush" in the Scottish Highlands in coming years.
January 16, 2020 Russia’s $40 billion gold buying binge is slowing down After spending an estimated $40 billion on gold in the past five years, the central bank is starting to rein in spending.
January 16, 2020 Barrick sees gold output above estimates on Nevada boost It expects its Nevada Gold Mines joint venture with Newmont to produce 585,000 ounces of gold for the three months ended Dec. 31.
Mali gold output plunges 23% as Barrick halt, tougher rules reshape sector Industrial production fell to 42.2 metric tons from an updated 54.8 tons in 2024. January 16, 2026 | 07:00 am