July 12, 2019 Rio Tinto showcases Argyle mine’s pink diamonds The 2019 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is being showcased in Perth, Hong Kong and New York, with bids closing on 9 October 2019.
July 12, 2019 Cornish Lithium turns to crowdfunding to finance UK project It wants to raise £1m to support further drilling for subterranean lithium-bearing brines in the ancient mining region of Cornwall, south-west England.
July 11, 2019 World Gold Council expects metal demand, prices to stay strong Price momentum and structural economic reforms in India and China will also be key demand drivers.
July 11, 2019 Berkeley Energia boss quits as uranium mine in Spain waits for final OK Paul Atherley, who joined the company in 2015, will be replaced by a Spanish national.
July 10, 2019 Surge in battery nickel use is more bad news for cobalt price Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled in May.
July 10, 2019 VW to deepen alliances with battery suppliers for electric push VW has said it will buy 50 billion euros worth of battery cells and has identified Sweden’s Northvolt, South Korea’s SKI, LG Chem and Samsung SDI, as well as China’s…
July 10, 2019 Saudi Arabia expands reach of $28bn fund to energy, mining The changes greatly extend the purview of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, which previously only provided financing to local manufacturing businesses.
July 9, 2019 Gold-backed ETF holdings grow at fastest pace in seven years Global holdings in gold-backed ETFs and similar products grew by 127 tonnes (equivalent to $5.5 billion in inflows) in June.
July 9, 2019 CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.
July 9, 2019 Nyrstar extends stoppage at Port Pirie smelter until late July Port Pirie produced 160,000 tonnes of lead metal last year, down 7% from the previous year.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
