January 20, 2022

Metals rally heats up as nickel price hits $24,000 on supply snarls

The nickel market had reached its tightest since 2007 earlier this week after a plunge in exchange stockpiles.

January 20, 2022

London Metal Exchange shows signs of covid recovery

The covid-19 hit to trading activity appears to have passed with monthly volumes growing again over the second half of the year, writes Andy Home.

January 20, 2022

US potash sanctions may push Belarus deeper into Putin’s arms

The Kremlin expects Belarus to make an approach for help with budget shortfalls caused by the ban on potash sales.

January 20, 2022

Giant black diamond said to come from space could fetch $6.8 million

The 555.55-carat gem, dubbed "The Enigma," is the largest faceted fancy black diamond to ever be sold at an auction.

January 19, 2022

Aurubis posts 85% quarterly profit surge, raises earnings outlook

It achieved considerably higher revenues from sulphuric acid sales and improved metals earnings, especially for industrial metals.

January 19, 2022

Centamin gold production jumps 58% in December quarter

The company last month said a review of its Sukari gold mine in Egypt indicated the largest reserve growth in a decade.

January 19, 2022

Polish minister says Czechs to drop Turow complaint if deal signed

The two European Union neighbours have been locked in a dispute over Poland's extension of mining at Turow, which feeds an adjacent power plant important to Polish energy supply.

January 18, 2022

Glencore hits decade high on commodity price boom

The world’s biggest commodity trader surpassed its 2018 intraday peak on Tuesday, valuing the Swiss company at about $74 billion.

January 18, 2022

Europe’s smelters call for action to combat soaring energy costs

Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices.

January 17, 2022

Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed

The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage.