December 7, 2021 BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025 The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.
December 6, 2021 London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.
December 6, 2021 Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds Researchers at Aalto University created a new material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds.
December 6, 2021 Thousands protest against Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia Tennis star Novak Djokovic showed support on social media for crowds of environmental protestors blocking roads and bridges in Belgrade and other cities.
December 3, 2021 Zinc prices seen solid over European winter on likely smelter shutdowns Benchmark zinc prices on the London Metal Exchange have shed about a fifth since surging to a 14-year peak in mid-October.
December 2, 2021 Carbon brakes aluminum supply response to booming prices Aluminum traders didn't used to think much about the weather in pricing the market but in a green hydro-rich world that may change, writes Andy Home.
December 2, 2021 Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies searching for future mines Mining companies are scouring the globe for new deposits.
December 2, 2021 BHP closer to scrapping dual listing after board approval The world's top miner has been listed in Australia and the UK since 2001, when it merged with Billiton Plc, but wants consolidate the two.
December 2, 2021 Astronomers find new clues on the origin of gold Black holes orbited by accretion disks may be involved in the creation of gold.
December 1, 2021 Irish central bank makes first reserve gold purchases since 2009 The Dublin-based institution’s purchase of 2 tonnes of gold in recent months has ended a more than decade-long period of unchanged holdings of the precious metal.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm