January 15, 2020 Market risk, economic growth to drive gold demand this year — report The major driving forces include financial uncertainty and lower interest rates, a weakening in global economic growth, and gold's price volatility, says World Gold Council.
January 12, 2020 Elections are about to inject some volatility into emerging markets A slew of emerging markets face their own votes as investors embrace politics-inspired turbulence.
January 10, 2020 US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.
January 10, 2020 As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
January 10, 2020 India to propose easing foreign investment rules further But competition from a state-run monopoly, which gets its coal mines free, may stymie Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to attract more investments into the sector.
January 9, 2020 How on earth can gold decline during the US-Iran crisis? So, did U.S. and Iran just become best friends?
January 8, 2020 Gold-backed ETF holdings hit all-time high in 2019 In the fourth quarter, ETF holdings reached 2,900 tonnes.
January 8, 2020 Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently.
January 8, 2020 India to ease mining rules from March to spur investment — minister Move, effective in March, aims to attract foreign mining companies and reduce imports of coal.
January 7, 2020 BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am