January 17, 2022

De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise

The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.

January 17, 2022

Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax

Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021.

January 17, 2022

Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon

The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion.

January 14, 2022

Nickel price rally to run out of steam as supplies ramp up

Nickel prices touched $22,935 a tonne on Friday, the highest since 2011.

January 14, 2022

Global sustainable debt issuance matched Canada’s GDP in 2021 – report

Data compiled by BloombergNEF show that the volumes of sustainable debt surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2021 alone.

January 13, 2022

RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge

Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.

January 13, 2022

Slovenia pledges to stop burning coal for electricity by 2033

The government said it will stop using coal for electricity by that year as part of a “fair transition” of its coal regions.

January 13, 2022

Czechs ready to reach deal with Poland over disputed mine, minister says

A Polish government source said on Thursday Poland could seek to cut the planned compensation offered to the Czech Republic.

January 12, 2022

Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium mine after April election

Rio Tinto recently committed $2.4 billion to develop a lithium-borates project in the western Jadar valley.

January 12, 2022

Nickel price storms to 10-year peak on supply worries

Nickel was the top performer among industrial metals, which also rallied as worries eased about economic growth in top metals consumer China.