March 17, 2022

Eramet, Suez eye EV battery recycling in France by 2024

The joint project would produce black mass, a metal concentrate containing nickel, cobalt, manganese, lithium and graphite that is suitable for hydrometallurgical refining.

March 17, 2022

VW joins sustainable mining initiative to boost scrutiny

Other carmaker members of IRMA include General Motors and Ford.

March 16, 2022

Severstal gets Kremlin OK to pay debt, says Citi may block transaction

Severstal’s interest payment is due to holders of $800 million in so-called loan participation notes that mature in 2024.

March 16, 2022

Russia pressures metals producers to keep prices at home low

The government has asked steel, nickel and aluminum producers to maintain low prices at home.

March 16, 2022

Energy traders lobby for urgent funds to avoid liquidity crisis

The European Federation of Energy Traders is petitioning for “emergency funding mechanisms” in order to prevent some traders from experiencing liquidity problems.

March 16, 2022

Gold price bounces back after Fed’s rate hike announcement

Benchmark 10-year US treasury yields are approaching the highest in almost three years, placing further pressure on bullion.

March 16, 2022

The $140 billion question: Can Russia sell its huge gold pile?

Bank of Russia expanded its gold reserves almost sixfold since the mid-2000s.

March 16, 2022

Markets must adapt to lack of Russian, Ukrainian commodities, Glencore says

Russia is a key supplier of oil, natural gas, coal, aluminum and nickel, while Ukraine is a major grain producer.

March 16, 2022

Nickel price chaos continues – LME trading halted after only 1,236 tonnes change hands

Nickel price drops to limit down at $45,590 a tonne during what was only a few seconds of trading on Wednesday.

March 16, 2022

New insights into how to discover porphyry-type copper deposits

Porphyry-type deposits provide most of the world's copper and molybdenum, as well as large amounts of gold and other metals.