October 5, 2017 DGCX opens Shanghai Gold Futures The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange is entering as a global player in precious metals with its Shanghai Gold Futures contract (DSGC).
October 4, 2017 Gold price: ETF investors remain bullish North American investors poured $2.5 billion into gold-backed funds in September despite pullback in gold price.
October 4, 2017 Philippines confirms environment minister who supports open pit mining ban Roy Cimatu, who replaced ousted ecologist Regina Lopez in May, has said he would review evidence brought forward by mining companies and communities before deciding whether to keep, modify, or…
October 2, 2017 Discovery of newsworthy diamonds picks up Over the last nine years 66 record-breaking and other noteworthy diamonds were recovered, and 61 of those have been found within the last five years.
October 2, 2017 Why lithium, why now? A global energy transition is underway, with lithium-ion as one of the leading energy storage technologies for both handheld technology and electric cars.
October 1, 2017 Chinese EV market nearing 2% penetration Plug-in-vehicle market in China surges to a record 1.8% of total passenger vehicle sales.
September 29, 2017 Denver Gold Forum 2017 concludes with record activity As the world’s premier precious metals equity event, the Gold Forum attracted 1,000 attendees who conducted a record 3,900 meetings.
September 29, 2017 Freeport at loggerheads with Indonesia over divestment-letter The world's second-largest publicly traded copper company has issues with the proposed divestment plan, including valuation, timing and structure.
September 29, 2017 World’s largest coal miner looking to buy metal mines abroad Coal India's plan to diversify into mining metals such as copper and nickel with no prior experience is being seen by analysts as a long-term strategy to firm up revenues,…
September 28, 2017 China bought tonnes of North Korean coal North Korea’s biggest trading partner imported 1.64 million tonnes of coal in August
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
