March 1, 2020

Gold’s volatility emptying jewellery boxes in a wild selling spree

Old gold sales always jump when prices rise, but “we’ve never seen a surge like this,” said Tobina Kahn, the president of House of Kahn Estate Jewelers in Chicago.

February 28, 2020

Lydian scores in another Armenia court decision

The Administrative Court has invalidated eight out of ten findings made by Armenia's environmental and mining inspection body.

February 28, 2020

Worst commodity returns since 1987 spawned by virus sell-off

Bloomberg Commodity Index slid for a fifth session Friday, in the worst performance since September 2011.

February 28, 2020

Gold price plunges with biggest slide since 2013

Spot gold fell as much as 4.5%, the most intraday since June 2013, according to Bloomberg generic pricing.

February 26, 2020

Rio Tinto’s best earnings since 2011 clouded by virus risks

Company announced ordinary dividend of $6.2 billion in 2019 and total cash returns of $7.2 billion.

February 26, 2020

Nornickel warns of coronavirus risks, reports leap in profit

Russian giant reported 2019 net profit up 95% and expects uncertain times for nickel and copper markets.

February 26, 2020

Rio’s $1bn spend to reach zero emissions “not enough”

Rio's boss said consumers, governments and shareholders must all be willing to make sacrifices if climate targets are to be met.

February 25, 2020

Russia pushes to end partial ban on diamond exports from CAR

Current restrictions have increased the amount of diamonds sold illegally, generating profits for middlemen rather than local communities.

February 25, 2020

Firestone to delist, trim board on tough diamond market

The decisions seek to reduce costs and ride out the sector's lingering weakness.

February 25, 2020

Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination

No Canadian provinces made the top ten list this year.