May 31, 2019 Gold — China premiums rise as trade woes boost buying; India demand tapers Gold premiums in top consumer China rose this week as investors bought the metal as a safe-haven due to rising trade tensions with the United States.
May 30, 2019 Mapped: Who owns the world’s gold reserves Central banks around the globe have been on a gold buying spree this year, with Russia and China, leading the pack.
May 30, 2019 Papua New Guinea’s new leader “taking back” economy, puts resources firms on notice James Marape, a former finance minister who became leader after winning a vote in parliament, put some of the world's biggest resources companies on notice over a perceived lack of…
May 30, 2019 Malaysia to let Lynas continue running rare earths plant Lynas' status as a non-Chinese producer came into sharper focus this week after major Chinese newspapers reported Beijing was ready to use rare earths to strike back in its trade…
May 29, 2019 FLASHBACK: Largest known rare earth deposit discovered in North Korea The 216 million tonne Jongju deposit 150km north of Pyongjang, theoretically worth trillions of dollars, would more than double the current global known resource of REE oxides.
May 27, 2019 Saudi miner said to weigh world’s biggest rights issue in a year Saudi Arabian Mining Co. is weighing a plan to raise as much as $5 billion through a rights offering that could be the biggest since mid-2018.
May 24, 2019 India gold prices flip to premium as demand picks up Dealers charged a premium of about $1 an ounce over official domestic prices.
May 22, 2019 Philippines exempts gold sales to central bank from taxes to boost foreign reserves By law, all gold produced by small miners in the Philippines should be sold to the central bank at around market price, but miners have circumvented taxes introduced in 2011…
May 21, 2019 Vedanta wins bids to explore and mine two Indian copper blocks The news comes a day after Zambia said it planned to strip Vedanta-controlled Konkola Copper Mines of its mining licence for breaching deal terms.
May 21, 2019 BHP more bullish on long-term EV prospects The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the…
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
