Gold price: Global demand falls to 8-year low
Even as gold mine production hits new record so far in 2017 according to new report.
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Kinross shares jump on earnings beat
Canadian gold miner expects 2017 production at higher end of guidance range.
Why doesn’t gold get the respect it deserves?
A longstanding curiosity in the investment business has been the disinterest in precious metals among institutional investors.
Copper traders are making high-flying bets about the future of the metal
Call options wagering on copper climbing above $10,000 a metric ton by Dec 2018 have started trading during past two weeks, with $4.5m spent by traders.
Russia bets on hungry China with $6bn fertilizer mines
EuroChem Group AG spending over $6bn on two mines to produce potash, a mineral found deep in the Earth that’s prized for its ability as soil fertilizer.
A year after Trump’s win, coal is still losing to renewables
It’s been a year since President Donald Trump’s election and his pledges to transform the energy markets haven’t exactly come to pass.
China’s Antaike says global nickel deficit to shrink in 2018
Global deficit in nickel supply to drop 53,000 tonnes in 2018 from 98,000 tonnes this year, partly due to recovery in Chinese production growth.
Deaths spike in South Africa’s deep and dangerous mines, reversing trend
Fatal accidents last week raised number of fatalities in 2017 to 76, above the 73 reported in 2016, South Africa’s Chamber of Mines said in a statement.
Copper, iron ore prices up despite plunge in Chinese imports
Copper cargoes drop more than 20% while iron ore shipments sink to one-and-a-half year lows.
