June 17, 2020 Energy demand growth was slowing before covid-19, says BP The oil major’s annual Statistical Review showed that growth in primary energy consumption slowed to 1.3% in 2019.
June 16, 2020 Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.
June 15, 2020 Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%.
June 15, 2020 Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019.
June 15, 2020 Nornickel board backs creating sustainable development role The board of the company has recommended creating a position of senior vice-president for sustainable development.
June 14, 2020 Russia’s gold mine production growth to overtake China’s by 2029 – report Fitch Solutions predicts that Russia’s gold production will grow from 11.3moz in 2020 to 15.5moz in 2029.
June 14, 2020 Fuel spill in Siberia to cost Nornickel over $150 million The company said that besides clean-up costs, it will have to deal with environmental penalties.
June 12, 2020 Top miners in good position to weather covid-19 – report PwC forecasts that miners will take a hit to EBITDA of approximately 6% in 2020.
June 12, 2020 Banks moved gold trading from New York to London, LBMA says London, which has historically been the main hub for trading in spot gold, also saw volumes of swaps and forwards increase.
June 12, 2020 ABB, Zijin join forces at Serbia copper mine The Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation will assist the Chinese giant in a €200-million modernization project of the Veliki Krivelj copper mine.
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