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Hungary boosts gold reserves 10-fold, citing safety concerns
Hungary’s central bank increased its gold reserves 10-fold, citing the need to improve its holdings’ safety, joining regional peers with relatively high ownership in the European Union’s east.
Copper smelter hits cause physical squeeze in Asia
The copper market is currently experiencing a squeeze on physical metal which is unexpected.
Second activist targets Detour; seeks board changes
US hedge fund Livermore Partners is calling for an overhaul of the board at Detour Gold Corp and a strategic review, becoming the second activist to target the Canadian mining company.
Anglo American to restart operations at Minas Rio before year-end
Operations will resume before year end, but a planned ramp-up to 26.5 million tonnes per year is likely to be pushed back to 2021 from 2020.
How Nigeria can escape the natural-resource curse
Education and health are the way forward for Nigeria.
Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory
Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is surging.
United States seeking Mexican steel export quotas – negotiator
The United States is seeking to impose quotas on Mexican steel exports as part of a negotiation to remove metals tariffs.
Global steel body hikes demand forecasts, but says risks remain
Steel demand expected to rise by 3.9% in 2018, but trade tensions are clouding global economic outlook.
