May 15, 2012 China’s stricter emission rules lift palladium demand China's autocatalyst palladium demand in 2011 rose 11 percent, outpacing single-digit growth in car sales as stricter emission regulations forced carmakers to use more platinum group metals, refiner Johnson Matthey…
May 14, 2012 Benign neglect: Black Ops II, Obama and Molycorp Even by the not very high standards of current US political discourse, the polemic is a little thin on logic.
May 13, 2012 Gold takes it on the chin…what’s next? There was a strong reaction last week to the elevated debt crisis in Europe, with commodities and equities being indiscriminately sold. Gold fell 3 percent this week, losing its safe…
May 13, 2012 Chart of the week: where global industrial production is coming from Many have compared today’s economic recovery to the slow, stagnant growth Americans lived through in the 1970s.
May 13, 2012 Indonesian Ni Ore export tax levied 20pct The Indonesian government enforced an export tax system effective May 6th 2012 in which 20% export tax is levied on 14 mineral products of Indonesian origin including nickel ore. As…
May 13, 2012 China posts 10 pct rise in Q1 gold output (MENAFN) China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that during the first quarter, the country's production of gold rose 10 percent from a year earlier, reported Xinhua News.The ministry…
May 11, 2012 Do Eric Sprottt and China still believe in gold? It has been a difficult week for precious metals, as gold and silver both experienced their lowest closes of the year.
May 11, 2012 Molycorp stock is following rare earth prices over a cliff Molycorp was forced to sell rare-earth oxides from Mountain Pass for 20% cheaper than during the December quarter last year. The company's stock is now worth 60% less than this…
May 11, 2012 Why Canada’s deal with China could spark a uranium exploration boom The fast-growing nuclear industry has never been open to China and will create a boom in Canada’s Athabasca Basin for uranium explorers.
May 11, 2012 The gold in mining: Canada’s B.C. sector thriving, thanks in large part to China The head office is just one among 800-odd mining companies clustered in downtown Vancouver. But even in a group so large it serves as the backbone of the city’s business…
China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday. January 21, 2026 | 10:50 am
