August 9, 2020 Russia on track to become world’s top gold producer by 2029 – report An analysis by Fitch Solutions states that strong domestic demand for gold will underpin increasing gold production in Russia.
August 7, 2020 Russian Arctic peoples appeal to Elon Musk for Nornickel boycott Group of indigenous people asked Tesla Inc’s Elon Musk to stop buying supplies from miner until the company compensates them for environmental damage to their ancestral lands.
August 6, 2020 Gold price breaks new record Gold reached a new all-time high of $2,069.21/oz Thursday, while gold ETF holdings continue to rise.
August 6, 2020 Arctic wastewater dump near Russia’s Norilsk was toxic, says Greenpeace Water samples taken in Russia’s Arctic at the site of a wastewater dump by mining giant contained 50 times the permitted level of toxic substances, said the environmental group.
August 6, 2020 UK to invest in Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery plant The project is a collaboration between Geothermal Engineering and Cornish Lithium.
August 6, 2020 New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
August 6, 2020 Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, scraps dividend The miner and commodities trader will focus on debt reduction.
August 5, 2020 INTERVIEW – John Reade, Chief Market Strategist, WGC From an investment perspective, the North American market and Europe have been particularly active.
August 5, 2020 Hudson restructures debt to restart anorthosite mine The Greenland government has given permission for the company to remobilize its team back to the project site.
August 4, 2020 Fire kills worker at Nornickel power plant A fire broke out briefly due to a short circuit at Norilsk Nickel's power station in the Arctic.
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
