January 12, 2023

Fosun weighs sale of Belgian diamond-grading firm IGI

The Chinese conglomerate is working with Deutsche Bank AG on the potential divestment of the International Gemological Institute.

January 12, 2023

Metals prices could spike with markets so tight, Trafigura says

“We could be pushed into extreme price levels,” Jeremy Weir, the commodity trader’s chief executive officer, said.

January 12, 2023

Europe’s largest rare earths deposit found in Sweden

The discovery by Swedish state-owned miner LKAB could help the continent break away from China’s dominance in the sector.

January 12, 2023

Arkle Resources finds lithium in Ireland

The explorer, which has so far focused on gold in Ireland, said drilling results show evidence of lithium bearing pegmatites.

January 10, 2023

Mystery buyer helped fuel nickel squeeze with $600 million bet

The mystery buyer represented 13% of net buying in the market on March 7, according to the Oliver Wyman report.

January 10, 2023

LME to decide nickel reforms by end of first quarter

Months after turbulence highlighted shortcomings in LME oversight, the nickel contract remains broken.

January 10, 2023

Column: New fund friends will find lead in unusually lively mood

Lead has just joined the commodity A-list, bringing a new set of players.

January 10, 2023

Europe needs to invest over €300 billion in the next two years to reach climate goals — study

Researchers say the most dramatic increase in the need for investment is in power generation from renewable energies. 

January 9, 2023

Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global…

January 9, 2023

Britishvolt in talks for majority sale to consortium

Britishvolt’s investors include mining giant Glencore, which was among the lenders that provided emergency funding to the company late last year.