June 5, 2024 You can now buy gold bars from vending machines in South Korea The machine at GS Retail Co.’s convenience store sells gold bars from as big as 37.5 grams (1.32 ounces) to as small as less than 1 gram.
June 5, 2024 Traders are desperate for copper deals and miners are cashing in Recent moves by cash-flush energy traders are raising tensions and sparking a scramble for contracts.
June 5, 2024 De Beers aims to rebrand as top jewellery group De Beers seeks becoming a leading luxury jewellery retailer as it reels from weak market conditions and the failed BHP bid for Anglo American.
June 4, 2024 Gold purchases by central banks were strong in April despite high prices, WGC says Demand from global central banks for gold has been elevated for two years as they diversify their foreign currency reserves.
June 4, 2024 South Korean, African leaders pledge deeper ties, critical mineral development South Korea is planning to increase development aid for Africa to $10 billion over the next six years.
June 3, 2024 China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
June 3, 2024 Freeport Indonesia raises output target, awaits new export permit Indonesia banned shipments of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport was given a year-long dispensation.
June 2, 2024 Nippon Steel’s Mori returns to US this week for talks on US Steel takeover The deal would give Nippon Steel greater access to the profitable U.S. market and further its long-term financial goals.
May 31, 2024 India’s Altmin in talks with Australia for lithium supplies Altmin, India's only cathode active materials producer, currently sources lithium carbonate from Brazil and Bolivia.
May 31, 2024 High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
