April 29, 2022

Far North Snapshot: Eight companies venturing into the remote north for minerals 

The mineral potential of the northern reaches of Canada, the US, and Europe remains largely untapped.

April 29, 2022

Column: Europe urgently needs an accelerator in the critical metals race

The region's import dependency on enabling metals was already high and has turned critical since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, writes Andy Home.

April 29, 2022

Opinion: World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, covid-related supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation have all fuelled a narrative that the clean energy transition will be highly inflationary.

April 29, 2022

Eldorado Gold to resume Skouries construction in H2

Progress at the project, halted since 2017, has sped up in the past year thanks to a fresh deal between Eldorado and Greece.

April 28, 2022

Rusal executives to buy out US aluminum unit, rename it

The new company will continue to selling Rusal’s metal.

April 28, 2022

Rubio questions Volkswagen’s ties to metal suppliers in China over human rights

The probe is part of a broader debate over humanitarian issues in supply chains for materials needed in clean energy technology.

April 28, 2022

Eramet raises profit target as metal prices outweigh costs

The company reported first-quarter sales of 1.2 billion euros, up nearly 80% from a year earlier.

April 28, 2022

New annealing method maintains the structure of gold, silver in alloys

The development will prove useful in the manufacture of contact lenses, holographic optical elements and other optical components.

April 28, 2022

Glencore hails trading unit outlook, cuts copper guidance

It said earnings from its marketing unit will “comfortably” top the highest end of its guidance range of $2.2 billion to $3.2 billion.

April 27, 2022

Charting the gold-to-silver ratio over 200 years

This graphic charts 200 years of the gold-to-silver ratio, plotting the pivotal historical events that have shaped its peaks and valleys.