August 15, 2023 Ecuador’s tense vote also threatens to end mining, oil projects Ecuadorians are expected to vote in favor of referendums to order the closing of a major oil field and restrict gold and copper mining.
August 14, 2023 Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals.
August 12, 2023 Solar built on trash offers solution to renewable energy’s space problem A new solar farm east of London is the size of 28 football fields and sits atop a 5 million-ton trash heap.
August 8, 2023 Bolivia eyes lithium mining investment from Brazil’s Petrobras Petrobras has signaled interest in Bolivia's lithium-rich salt flats with an eye toward industrial-scale projects.
August 2, 2023 Ecuador court halts referendums on mining, oil projects Popular referendums are a necessary step for any mining company hoping to obtain an environmental license in Ecuador.
July 31, 2023 Ecuadorean votes could bar oil output in Amazon reserve, mining near Quito Ecuadoreans will decide in two August referendums whether oil and mining projects in key regions of the country can continue.
July 29, 2023 Crystallex gets priority in proceeds from Citgo owner share sale The auction of shares in Citgo Petroleum’s parent company would help to pay $1.2 billion awarded to Crystallex as compensation for a gold mine seized more than a decade ago.
July 26, 2023 Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
July 25, 2023 The hottest trade in equity options is spreading to commodities Trading in commodity contracts that expire weekly jumped an average of 30% annually over the past three years, according to data from CME.
July 16, 2023 South Asia’s main sources of polluting particulate matter identified Coal power generation, wood burning, motor vehicles and other combustion sources are behind the large amounts of PM2.5 in South Asia.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
