Baby girl survival rates in India fall when gold prices go up: study
The cost of a dowry becomes unaffordable.
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Scientists weigh call for much deeper cuts to coal pollution
Coal currently feeds about 27% of the world’s energy demand.
Metallurgical coal prices starting to slip: Fitch
Fitch suggests that miners' focus would probably be on cost controls.
Rocketing vanadium price primed for ‘Elon Musk moment’
"To build a gigafactory of vanadium flow batteries, companies will need to own a mine or lease the fully recyclable vanadium" – Simon Moores.
Markets to Musk: Stop messing around and settle with the SEC now
Tesla Inc.’s plunging stock price indicates investors want Elon Musk to quickly cut a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
K+S flags $93m hit on Q3 profit due to drought
Transportation of considerable amounts of waste water to offsite storage basins will likely cause extra costs over the next few months.
SolGold loss almost doubles as its goes all in at Ecuador projects
For the 12 months to June, SolGold's pre-tax loss was A$15.3 million, compared to $8.3 million it recorded a year before.
China battery firms set up $700m nickel joint venture in Indonesia
Several global metals producers have also set their sights on Indonesia's nickel reserves, looking to tap an expected surge in demand for the battery metal.
Union says reached wage deal with Alcoa Australia, will end strike
The strike added to recent supply pressure on bauxite and alumina, key raw materials for aluminium production.
