August 29, 2019

Nickel price forecast revised up as speculative rally boosts tight market — report

Nickel prices rallied over 34% from the beginning of July, mainly on the back of a flurry of speculative activity spurred by supplyside fears in Indonesia.

August 28, 2019

Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets

Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are in the global market to launder smuggled or illegal gold.

August 28, 2019

Papua New Guinea may close Chinese-owned nickel plant after spill

The leakage from the facility, owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China, affected the adjacent Basamuk Bay.

August 27, 2019

New projects for battery material nickel need a price spur

Consultancy Roskill estimates most new greenfield nickel projects would need prices at $22,000 a tonne or above.

August 27, 2019

Central banks just love gold and it’s going to stay that way

Gold has surged 19% this year as the trade war flared up, bond markets signaled that a US recession may be on the horizon, and the Federal Reserve cut rates.

August 27, 2019

Chinese venture to start mining battery metal antimony in Tajikistan

TALCO Gold aims to eventually produce 10% of the global output of antimony.

August 27, 2019

Are coal exports to India an opportunity or lost cause?

The country looks to be the petri dish of whether renewable energies such as solar and wind can genuinely replace fossil fuel generation.

August 27, 2019

Pilbara Minerals takes lithium mine stake off table, slices sales forecast

The moves reflect persistent weakness in lithium’s end market.

August 26, 2019

Get cracking: Lynas scouts for rare earths plant to meet Malaysian demands

Lynas has four years to build a plant that will remove low-level radioactivity from the material it ships to Malaysia.

August 26, 2019

Lydian’s gold project in Armenia faces yet another environmental review

The country’s prime minister has asked the environment authority to study the conclusions of a third-party audit suggesting the Amulsar project should get the green light.