Australia unveils $360m in critical minerals funding to offset China dominance

Projects to be funded include the second rare earth separation plant to be built outside China, a battery material refinery and a vanadium processing plant.

Reuters | March 16, 2022 | 9:09 am

The $140 billion question: Can Russia sell its huge gold pile?

Bank of Russia expanded its gold reserves almost sixfold since the mid-2000s.

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2022 | 8:43 am

Markets must adapt to lack of Russian, Ukrainian commodities, Glencore says

Russia is a key supplier of oil, natural gas, coal, aluminum and nickel, while Ukraine is a major grain producer.

Reuters | March 16, 2022 | 8:31 am

Antam nickel ore production more than doubled in 2021

Antam's 2021 nickel ore output increased 131.3% to 11.01 million tonnes, versus 4.76 million tonnes in 2020.

Reuters | March 16, 2022 | 8:16 am

South African platinum workers eye windfall as wage talks near

Negotiations for a three-year wage deal with producers are expected to start in the first week of April.

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2022 | 8:12 am

Nickel price chaos continues – LME trading halted after only 1,236 tonnes change hands

Nickel price drops to limit down at $45,590 a tonne during what was only a few seconds of trading on Wednesday.

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2022 | 8:07 am

The view from England: Uranium is hot once again

The prices of coal and oil have also risen, but it is uranium that is likely to see the greatest long-term impact from the outbreak of war in eastern Europe.

Chris Hinde | March 16, 2022 | 7:20 am