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Europe snaps up coal from abroad to fill gap left by Russia

Helping to fill the gap is more coal from the US, Colombia, and Australia.

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2022 | 7:33 am

Bank of England takes deep dive into ‘opaque’ commodities

Big UK banks have up to 50% of their total…

Reuters | July 5, 2022 | 7:26 am

Russia’s Potanin weighs big metals merger as defence against sanctions

Nornickel-Rusal merger would create national champion and would also help…

Reuters | July 5, 2022 | 5:08 am

Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes

Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the…

Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 1:07 pm

Battery material lithium isn’t a health threat – industry groups

A proposal by the European Chemicals Agency wants to classify…

Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 12:50 pm

Researchers now know why hackmanite changes colour

Hackmanite is considered a natural wonder material that is cheap and easy to synthesize and that has applications in personal UV monitoring and X-ray imaging.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 5:05 am

SSR Mining slumps as Turkey shuts gold mine after cyanide spill

A spill containing about 8 kilograms of depleted cyanide took place on June 21 at the Copler gold mine.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 11:16 am

BMW-backed Northvolt advances on $12 billion battery IPO plan

In May, the company became the first European firm to start commercial shipments to an automaker.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 10:14 am

Commodities face recession test even as Goldman stays bullish

Across markets, there’s growing talk that high prices for raw materials will be cured only by recessions in the second half.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 9:21 am

Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold, oil price

Britain, the United States, Japan, and Canada agreed to ban new Russian gold imports, the British government said on Sunday.

Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 8:29 am

Norway, EU agree closer cooperation on batteries, raw materials

Several battery production plants are being planned in Norway already, including projects by Morrow, Freyr, Beyonder, and Corvus.

Reuters | June 27, 2022 | 8:14 am

Ban on new gold imports from Russia seen as ‘largely symbolic’

The ban is unlikely to have any real impact on prices, with macro issues really driving sentiment at the moment.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2022 | 8:01 am

EU strengthens position against deep-sea mining

The new EU agenda on International Ocean Governance reiterates the idea of banning mineral extraction in the exclusive economic zones of EU countries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 26, 2022 | 11:34 am

Metals haven’t crashed this hard since the Great Recession

Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2022 | 10:20 am

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Europe snaps up coal from abroad to fill gap left by Russia

Bank of England takes deep dive into ‘opaque’ commodities

Russia’s Potanin weighs big metals merger as defence against sanctions

Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes

Battery material lithium isn’t a health threat – industry groups

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