June 4, 2020

Gold price back above $1,700 as 2020 ETF inflows surpass any calendar year

Continued growth streak has boosted global holdings to a new all-time high of 3,510 tonnes.

June 4, 2020

Russia declares state of emergency over Nornickel’s Arctic fuel spill

Cause of the spill is likely a combination of both climate change and infrastructure-related factors.

June 4, 2020

German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push

Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus.

June 4, 2020

Fossil fuel industry in “terminal decline” — report

The global market value of fossil fuels is set to collapse by almost two-thirds.

June 3, 2020

Solar power will soon cost less than coal

Replacing 500 gigawatts of high-cost coal plants with solar and wind farms would reduce carbon emissions by about 1.8 gigatons, equivalent to 5% of CO2 emissions in 2019.

June 3, 2020

Belgium expands probe into zinc miner Nyrstar

The country's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) initially focused the probe on Nyrstar's commercial relationship with Trafigura.

June 2, 2020

Chinese battery breakthrough needn’t worry cobalt price bulls

Svolt's new cobalt-less battery technology has long road ahead, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

June 2, 2020

It’s official, the hottest party in the metals world is cancelled

The London Metal Exchange has cancelled the annual gathering in October and will hold a virtual event in its place.

June 2, 2020

Centerra kicks off commercial mining in Turkey

With production at Öksüt underway, the company now has three producing gold mines.

June 2, 2020

Top jewellery maker to only use recycled gold, silver

Full shift from mined to recycled silver and gold will reduce carbon emissions and the use of water as a result of less mining, Pandora says.