January 17, 2020

LME stock surge grounds high-flying nickel, but for how long?

London Metal Exchange inventory has more than doubled in the space of little more than a month.

January 17, 2020

A global look at high-risk tailings dams

A third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.

January 17, 2020

Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports fell 14.7%

Their prices have increased strongly amid political moves to tighten supply.

January 17, 2020

Graph: Low inventories to frustrate zinc bears

Stocks of zinc in LME warehouses are close to 20-year lows.

January 17, 2020

Solar and wind will end German coal long before Merkel’s deadline

A cocktail of rising renewables, halted investments and soaring carbon emission costs will hasten Germany's coal exit.

January 16, 2020

RWE to cut one in three jobs in $2.9bn coal exit deal

Germany's biggest power producer will cut about 6,000 jobs, or nearly a third of its current workforce, by 2030.

January 16, 2020

German carmakers, unions urge more government help for electric shift

The government will discuss how to loosen employment rules to facilitate short-term working hours.

January 16, 2020

Scotgold readies to open Scotland’s first commercial gold mine

Chief executive Richard Gray expects to see a "mini gold rush" in the Scottish Highlands in coming years.

January 16, 2020

Russia’s $40 billion gold buying binge is slowing down

After spending an estimated $40 billion on gold in the past five years, the central bank is starting to rein in spending.

January 15, 2020

Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020

Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft foresees as many as 75 countries having to deal with soaring public rage over a variety of topics, including economic inequality.