April 8, 2022 Rusal ‘disagrees’ with Rio taking control of refiner Queensland Alumina Rio's move effectively cuts Rusal's access to production and management at the refiner under an Australian ban against exporting alumina and aluminum ores.
April 8, 2022 Enhanced aluminum for aircraft now a possibility Studying aluminum alloys at the atomic level revealed previously unknown mechanical properties.
April 8, 2022 World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to cut off additional sources of revenue for Moscow.
April 7, 2022 Europe’s other energy problem: relying on Russian nuclear fuel Nuclear fuel differs from commodities like gas or coal because it requires precision-engineered assemblies that conform to licensing requirements set by safety regulators.
April 7, 2022 LME risks more squeezes as metal stockpiles hit lowest in decades “Copper is sleepwalking towards a stockout,” analysts say.
April 7, 2022 Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict Russia's February invasion of Ukraine has triggered turmoil in commodity markets.
April 7, 2022 Rio takes full control of Rusal alumina partnership in Australia Rio was asked by the QAL management to step in and take full control of the asset.
April 7, 2022 Sanctioned Russian’s family sells $6 billion stake in Polyus Said Kerimov, the son of sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, resigned from the board of gold miner.
April 7, 2022 Europe’s planned ban on Russian coal has unhappy China precedent European utilities will have to be prepared to pay premiums to draw cargoes from South Africa, the Americas, Australia and Indonesia, writes Clyde Russell.
April 7, 2022 EU countries hunt for global coal stocks as Russian ban looms EU envoys are set to approve on Thursday a ban on Russian coal that would take full effect from mid-August, a month later than initially planned.
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am
Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
Coronado’s Curragh mining suspension adds to financial woes A roof collapse occurred at about 3 p.m. local time Friday at Curragh’s Mammoth underground mine. January 03, 2026 | 07:53 pm
