June 11, 2018 Cobalt battery boom wavers as prices slide in top user China A lull in purchasing by battery makers suggests the market is not yet short of supply.
June 11, 2018 Mitsubishi Materials unveils boardroom shake-up as data tampering scandal deepens The boardroom shake-up comes a few days after fresh cases of misconduct at its Naoshima copper smelter and refinery in western Japan was found.
June 11, 2018 There’s too much uranium in India’s water, and nobody’s watching it A study conducted by researchers at Duke University found high levels of uranium contamination in India’s groundwater supply.
June 11, 2018 China’s CITIC grabs stake in Ivanhoe Mines for $560 million CITIC Metal will own 20% of the Canadian miner, which makes its biggest shareholder.
June 8, 2018 Asia Gold-Demand quiet amid small price moves, India discounts widen Benchmark spot gold prices have moved since last Friday's close, with the spread between its highs and lows the narrowest of any week since August 2007.
June 8, 2018 Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…
June 7, 2018 Scotiabank to scrap half its metals business- sources ScotiaMocatta is curtailing lending to the physical metals supply chain and would refocus on major corporate clients.
June 7, 2018 Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .
June 6, 2018 India’s May gold imports plummet as price rally dents demand The country's gold imports in the first five months of 2018 fell 39.4 percent from a year ago to 274.2 tonnes, data compiled by GFMS showed.
June 5, 2018 Gold jewelry sales recovering in China, but platinum left on the shelf Chinese jewelry sales are a key component of global demand for both physical gold and platinum, accounting for 14% and 16% of consumption respectively.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
