Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly
Uniquely among its peers, Glencore derives a substantial slice of its earnings from trading commodities, rather than producing them.
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Scientists push gold nanorod technology one step forward to make it more useful for biomedical apps
Gold nanorods are becoming more and more used in the production of security materials, as well as diagnostics, imaging, and cancer therapy equipment.
Almaden rejects Mexican activists’ accusations surrounding Ixtaca project
A protest action took place in Vancouver the same day Almaden Minerals announced the completion of a social impact assessment for its Ixtaca project in Mexico.
Want to make money in industrial metals next year? Ask China how
Base metals were hot this year with zinc, copper and aluminum among leaders, climbing between 15% and 23%. What about 2018? Analysts say China will know.
Exploration hot spot: some of the most richly-endowed terrain in British Columbia
Jaxon is set to advance significant discoveries in BC’s Golden Triangle and Skeena Arch.
China’s Nanjing Hanrui can’t be sure its cobalt did not involve child labour
Concerns about the sourcing of Yantai’s metal have reduced interest in the LME’s cobalt contract, trading sources said.
Vancouver-based miner to expand operations in Ethiopia
East Africa Metals submitted two mining licence applications for sites located in the Tigray National Regional State, Ethiopia.
Electronic waste at new high, squandering gold, other metals-study
Raw materials in 2016 scrap worth an estimated $64.61 billion, including metals such as gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium, U.N.-backed study said.
Aurubis sees focus on internal growth, still open to takeovers
Aurubis plans to make use of its expertise to expand processing of complex copper concentrates (ores) and scrap, CEO Juergen Schachler said.
