Gold bulls seen waiting a bit longer for the great short squeeze If the metal continues to rally, the shorts will need to cover, potentially leading to an explosive rally in gold prices and equities. Bloomberg News | August 27, 2018 | 7:14 am
POSCO to buy lithium mining rights in Argentina from Galaxy The $280-million deal gives POSCO a package of mining tenements for 17,500 hectares of land in the northern area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat in Argentina. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 27, 2018 | 4:36 am
Scottish firm to launch UK’s first asteroid mining mission The company, which unveiled its development plans for the Asteroid Prospecting Satellite One (APS-1) last month, is hoping to raise £2.3million. Natalie Latuszek | August 27, 2018 | 1:18 am
World’s top refiner Sinopec posts record profit as oil recovers China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. said its half-year earnings jumped to the highest level on record as refining profits climbed. Bloomberg News | August 26, 2018 | 2:56 pm
Fueling a town with waste In Benin, six tonnes of organic waste are turned into biogas every week. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 26, 2018 | 2:41 pm
Rob McEwen and McEwen Mining acquire 18.8% of Canadian miner The explorer announced high-grade gold results this week at its Red Lake District project in Ontario. Streetwise Reports | August 26, 2018 | 12:15 pm
Quebec miner looking for cobalt and precious metals Manganese X Energy now wants a taste of the cobalt market. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 26, 2018 | 12:02 pm
The secret to safer oil & gas pipelines: graphene Only in the US, corrosion costs the oil and gas industry $1.4 billion a year. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 26, 2018 | 11:43 am
‘I was cheated’ – Tales from the collapse of a commodity giant A former Singapore civil servant recounts how he’s lost almost $36,600 in the implosion of Noble Group Ltd. Bloomberg News | August 26, 2018 | 11:18 am