February 2, 2023

LBMA implements optical AI technology to trace gold bars’ provenance

The LBMA has engaged America’s Alitheon to generate a digital fingerprint for gold bars, which allows for irrefutable identification, authentication, and traceability.

February 1, 2023

Brazil’s miners want Europe to help fight Amazon gold havoc

Brazil’s formal mining sector wants importing nations to require and enforce origin control.

February 1, 2023

How a Soviet nuclear site could be key to Europe’s EV market

A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in Sillamae, Estonia, is host to the only major processing plant outside Asia for rare earth metals used in the automotive…

February 1, 2023

Glencore 2022 copper output falls, sticks to 2023 outlook

Copper production fell 12% in 2022, impacted by issues at its Katanga mine in the DRC.

January 31, 2023

Gold as inflationary hedge makes Turkey world’s biggest buyer

The central bank’s gold reserves were at the highest level on record, the World Gold Council said in a report Tuesday.

January 31, 2023

2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade — report

Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 tonnes, almost on a par with 2011.

January 31, 2023

Uranium price expected to rise in 2023 on nuclear power revival

Greenfield supply could come from Kazakhstan, but with a new incentive price close to $70 a pound, said Rick Rule.

January 31, 2023

Epiroc says demand for mining equipment to remain high

Order intake rose 18% but fell 4% when excluding acquisitions, which JP Morgan called "disappointing".

January 30, 2023

Glencore sells Russian aluminum into LME storage, sources say

A build-up of Russian metal is likely to raise concern in the market that benchmark LME prices will weaken.

January 30, 2023

European Metals soars as Czech lithium project labelled “strategic”

Nomination means the project will be given priority for financing from fund that supports European Union regions' green transition.