August 24, 2020 De Beers cuts diamond prices after covid-19 curbs demand The world’s No. 1 producer is cutting prices for larger stones by almost 10% starting this week.
August 24, 2020 Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed in Israel A rare stash of pure gold coins from the Abbasid Caliphate period was uncovered by young volunteers in an archaeological excavation.
August 24, 2020 Glencore makes U-turn to back artisanal mining of cobalt The company, which has long endorsed the purchase of cobalt from industrial mines, is now backing a new initiative to support informal miners instead.
August 24, 2020 Electric ships – a new target for Li-ion battery producers IDTechEx explores the potential of electric ships for lithium-ion battery producers.
August 23, 2020 Germany working towards extracting lithium from thermal water reservoirs Researchers have developed a process to extract lithium from the salty thermal water reservoirs in the Upper Rhine Trench.
August 21, 2020 Erdogan says Turkey found its largest ever gas deposit Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, and hopes to begin production by 2023.
August 20, 2020 KGHM says Sierra Gorda may not need support from next year The mine posted a 150% leap in second-quarter core profit despite risks related to coronavirus in Chile.
August 20, 2020 German battery recycling project awarded $1 million in public funding The ZSW project is aimed at efficiently recovering lithium, nickel, cobalt and natural graphite from spent batteries.
August 19, 2020 Kazatomprom to maintain uranium output cuts through 2022 Company will extend its current 20% output cut through 2022 to help the market for the metal recover.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
