January 31, 2024 Northern Graphite shares up on news of battery materials group launch The new entity was formed through the acquisition of the assets and R&D team of the battery division of Germany’s Heraeus Group.
January 31, 2024 Gold demand to hit record with central bank buying, WGC says Overall consumption climbed by about 3% to 4,899 tons last year, supported by strong demand in the OTC market, the World Gold Council says.
January 31, 2024 Swiss ban Russian diamond imports, joining latest EU sanctions Bern has agreed to adopt the 12th round of sanctions implemented by the EU in December.
January 31, 2024 Metals sanctions are dividing the biggest traders and banks The latest UK sanctions on Russia are creating new fault lines across the global metals world.
January 31, 2024 Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new…
January 31, 2024 Russian oligarch Potanin wins divorce claim appeal, case continues A claim by Potanin's ex-wife to a share of his stake in Nornickel can continue in court, despite the businessman winning an appeal.
January 31, 2024 Boliden plans to cut output and jobs at Tara zinc mine The mine was put on care and maintenance in June after prices of the galvanizing metal hit a three-year low.
January 31, 2024 Polymetal CEO says new shareholder will expedite Russian asset sale Russian and Chinese companies were among interested buyers.
January 31, 2024 Deep-sea mining could contribute to increasing the scale, speed of climate change – study New research shows that disturbing the seabed could increase the scale and speed of climate change.
January 30, 2024 EU trade chief to press on with US battery minerals talks despite differences The battery minerals trade agreement would allow European companies to take advantage of generous US tax credits for electric vehicles.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm