Lithium King crowned in dictatorship sees $3.5bn fortune at risk
Chile's constitutional rewrite may create a national lithium company that would compete with SQM, in which Julio Ponce Lerou is a top shareholder.
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Codelco reaches agreement with workers to end strike
The Federation of Copper Workers started the strike early Wednesday morning.
Germany warns of Lehman-like contagion from Russian gas cuts
Germany warned that Russia’s moves to slash Europe’s natural gas supplies risked sparking a collapse in energy markets.
Lithium stocks rout continues despite fresh hard rock price record
No bottom in sight for lithium stocks even as Pilbara Minerals concentrate auction sets new record price above $7,000 a tonne.
Column: Green hydrogen may be energy’s future, but it’s complicated
The problem is how long will it take for that future to become reality, writes Clyde Russell.
China backs Russia in opposing bid to redefine conflict diamonds
China agrees that the Ukraine issue falls outside the scope of the Kimberley Process.
New squeeze hits London metal market with zinc spreads spiking
The premium for spot zinc over futures spiked on Thursday to the widest since 1997.
Swiss gold refiners say they didn’t import mystery Russian metal
Over 3 tons of gold -- worth about $200 million -- was shipped from Russia to Switzerland in May, almost all of which was marked as being for refining.
Copper price at 16-month low as slowdown fears hit industrial metals market
"The commodity world’s flagship is under fire,” one analyst said.
