November 22, 2019

Gold mid-tiers’ Q3 2019 fundamentals

In Q3 2019 the metal surged after its first bull-market breakout in years, driving much-higher prevailing prices.

November 22, 2019

As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals

Private equity groups and other investors have grown emboldened by the lithium industry's malaise, forging plans to invest billions of dollars in mining projects to develop the electric vehicle battery…

November 22, 2019

Asia Gold-Indian gold sellers opt for discounts; China, HK demand weak

Premiums dropped to $2-$3.50 an ounce in top consumer China, compared with last week's $4-$4.50 an ounce range.

November 22, 2019

China boosting coal power despite global plea to cut emissions

Beijing is set to fire up enough coal-based power plants to match the entire capacity of the European Union.

November 22, 2019

Platinum catch-22 prevents miners tapping the hottest metals

South African miners face a conundrum: increasing palladium and rhodium output to take advantage of soaring prices risks depressing the already fragile market for sister metal platinum.

November 22, 2019

Rainbow Rare Earths expands into Zimbabwe

The move is part of the company's efforts to increase its footprint beyond beyond Burundi, where it runs the continent's only producing rare earths mine.

November 21, 2019

Copper supply deal signals tightest market since the supercycle

Under a new supply deal signed with Freeport-McMoRan, major Chinese smelters have accepted the lowest processing fees to turn mined ore into finished metal seen since 2011.

November 21, 2019

‘I love you’ Goldman Sachs, Cliffs CEO says year after outburst

A year after Lourenco Goncalves raged against analysts from Goldman Sachs, the Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief’s acrimony has reversed 180 degrees.

November 21, 2019

World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM hit by weak prices, demand

The Chilean producer continues to suffer from dire conditions affecting the market of the metal used in batteries that power electric vehicles and high tech electronics.

November 20, 2019

Denmark, Greenland inject over $5m into Bluejay Mining

In total, the company has raised £11.5-million (about $15m) through a sale of new shares to investors, including Greenland Venture and Vaekstfonden, the Danish state’s investment fund.