September 21, 2021 Russia considers profit tax on companies to stimulate investment at home The proposal was being considered only for a very small number of companies.
September 20, 2021 Mining stocks carnage as iron ore, copper prices fall Iron ore prices went into freefall and copper slumped on Monday as worries about an Lehman-style collapse in China slammed global metals markets.
September 20, 2021 Poland faces 500,000 euro daily fine for ignoring coal mine ban Poland and the Czech Republic have been locked in talks for months to resolve the row over the Turow mine.
September 20, 2021 Russia expects new tax on ferrous metals to add $1.8 billion to budget Moscow is considering imposing a mineral extraction tax (MET) linked to global prices on producers of ferrous metals and fertilisers.
September 17, 2021 Greenland prepares legislation to halt large rare earth mine The country's new government is also preparing legislation that will ban uranium mining.
September 16, 2021 Alrosa tests CO2 capture potential by its ore The initial phase of Alrosa's study showed that kimberlite ore in its tailings could potentially absorb more CO2 than the entire company generates.
September 16, 2021 Coal funding persists even as climate worry grows Coal might be the dirtiest word in climate politics in the run up to the United Nations COP26 summit.
September 16, 2021 Global passenger EV registrations more than double in a year – report Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in first half of this year versus 1.99 million units in the first half of 2020.
September 16, 2021 Platinum-group prices are being hammered by the chip shortage The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.
September 15, 2021 Vulcan Energy gets firm commitments for $146.58m discounted placement Funds raised would be used to progress Vulcan's zero-carbon lithium development in Europe, which has an offtake deal with the battery unit of South Korea's LG Chem.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am