Cars keep getting pricier and the commodity boom makes it worse
Analysts at JPMorgan estimate the price of an auto’s raw materials have climbed 83% in the year through March.
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Wheaton CEO sees deal opportunities growing faster than the competition
A recent report by McKinsey & Company found streaming and royalty deals still only made up a fraction of overall debt and equity financing in the mining industry.
China moves to cool rally as iron ore prices explode
China's commodity exchanges moved to raise trading limits and margin requirements for some iron ore contracts and reinstated fees on steel.
China copper smelters to cut concentrate purchases in green push
The 15 largest smelters have agreed to trim purchases by 1.26 million tonnes.
Artemis announces $129 million equity financing, shares down
Proceeds will be used for its final cash payment to New Gold for the Blackwater gold project.
BHP braces for strike at Chilean copper mines
Labour action would affect Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, and Spence.
Magnetic nanoparticles to be used to extract lithium from brines in the US
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is ready to field test a technology that uses magnetite to anchor an adsorbent shell that selectively binds lithium and other critical metals.
AngloGold Ashanti quarterly earnings jump as bullion prices climb
Miner reported headline earnings for the three months ended March 31 of $203 million, up 42% compared with $143 million a year earlier.
Gem Diamonds finds 370-carat diamond at Letseng
Since acquiring the mine in 2006, the company has found more than 60 white gem quality diamonds over 100 carats each.