Silicon’s 300% surge throws another price shock at the world
The metal made from the second-most abundant element on Earth has become scarce.
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Silver investors undaunted
The holdings of the leading and dominant silver ETF have stayed high despite the festering silver weakness.
China’s coal miners told to produce even if they’re over quotas
The country controls coal production under a quota system that caps annual output of mines in order to manage supply.
Harte Gold has forbearance agreement with BNP Paribas extended
The troubled gold miner operates the Sugar Zone mine in Ontario and lowered its guidance earlier this year.
Iron battery breakthrough could eat lithium’s lunch
Unlike lithium-ion batteries, iron flow batteries are really cheap to manufacture.
Russell: China’s coal crunch is self-inflicted, costly and temporary
China is paying a high price for policies that curbed domestic coal output and imports.
Home: Scarcity keeps tin strapped to the roller coaster
Some alleviation of global supply-chain stresses is set to come in the unlikely form of China's power crunch.
Czechs want Polish deal over disputed coal mine to last longer term, minister says
Talks to end the dispute over the Turow mine got stuck on Thursday over the length the agreement should be valid,
Fortescue resumes Solomon Hub operations after worker’s death
The pause on Tuesday partly led to a spike in iron ore prices this week.
