May 30, 2019 Mapped: Who owns the world’s gold reserves Central banks around the globe have been on a gold buying spree this year, with Russia and China, leading the pack.
May 29, 2019 ArcelorMittal slides after cutting European steel output ArcelorMittal fell the most in two years after announcing that it’s further cutting steel production across its European plants to cope with weak demand and rising imports.
May 29, 2019 FLASHBACK: Rare earth mining in China — low tech, dirty and devastating A report by state news agency Xinhua paints a particularly grim picture of China's rare earth industry which belies the notion that China's crackdown has more to do with managing…
May 29, 2019 Swiss open criminal probe after Glencore complaint by non-profit Switzerland’s top prosecutor opened a criminal probe against “unknown perpetrators” suspected of bribing foreign officials after a public interest group filed a complaint in 2017 against Glencore.
May 28, 2019 VW to rework $56B battery push on Samsung deal risk Volkswagen is making changes to its battery-purchasing plan worth about 50 billion euros ($56 billion) over concerns one of its supply deals, with Samsung, might unravel.
May 27, 2019 Pan Global gets access to Torrubia copper target in Spain The Canadian miner said that being able to enter Torrubia provides access to approximately 1.9 kilometres of strike with the widest and strongest soil copper geochemistry in the north part…
May 22, 2019 British Steel collapses after failing to secure extra funding The High Court has ordered the compulsory liquidation of the company, although staff will remain employed for now as the liquidator oversees the operation of the main site in Scunthorpe.
May 22, 2019 Aurubis buys recycler Metallo in move beyond copper Europe's biggest copper smelter has agreed to buy Belgian-Spanish recycling company Metallo Group for 380 million euros ($424 million).
May 22, 2019 Merkel cabinet approves $45B in aid for coal regions The aid package launches a drive to transform chimney-stack economies into high-tech centers and will help Germany achieve its climate goals for 2030 and put it on the right path…
May 21, 2019 British Steel risks collapse with 25,000 jobs at stake The possible collapse of British Steel comes after Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel ditched a plan this month to merge their European steel assets to create the EU's second…
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