Precious metals may be locked below moon’s surface – study
Canadian and US researchers link the sulfur content of lunar volcanic rocks to the presence of iron sulfide deep inside the moon.
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platinum will drive overall consumption of the metal up 9% this year, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said on Friday.
Colombia’s coal, gold, nickel output down year-on-year in Q2
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Mosaic resumes full operations at Brazil mines
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Bad news for cobalt, nickel as EV sales forecasts cut — BMO
BMO believes global cobalt consumption for the EV sector will hit 86,000 tonnes in 2015, down from the 97,000 tonnes previously anticipated.
