May 1, 2019 World Bank, Germany, Rio and Anglo set up “climate smart” mining fund The World Bank is targeting a total investment of $50 million, to be deployed over a 5-year timeframe.
May 1, 2019 INFOGRAPHIC: Metals and minerals used in renewable power generation Global demand for strategic minerals like lithium, graphite and nickel will skyrocket by 965%, 383% and 108% respectively by 2050, according to the World Bank’s updated 2018 projections.
May 1, 2019 How Russia contaminated $2.7B of oil exports to Europe For 10 days, refiners and oil firms in Europe cut purchases of Russian oil by up to a million barrels a day after finding out crude from the Druzhba pipeline…
April 30, 2019 Societe Generale resigns as London gold and silver market maker SocGen said this month it would cut 1,600 jobs to boost profits after poor performance last year and exit over-the-counter commodities trading.
April 30, 2019 Glencore lowers 2019 production forecasts for copper to oil Glencore cut its full-year copper-output goal by about 3% and lowered production targets for other commodities from nickel to oil.
April 30, 2019 American Battery Metals wants option to acquire Viken vanadium project in Sweden The project has a Mineral Resource of 163 million pounds in the Indicated category and 16.7 billion pounds in the Inferred category.
April 30, 2019 Sirius Minerals secures JP Morgan backing to build UK’s biggest potash mine The company's stock fell to its lowest in more than a year — likely a market reaction to the higher funding costs and dilution from the share placing.
April 29, 2019 UK regulator drops big companies from responsible-payment list Five firms, including BHP, were removed from the Prompt Payment Code, an initiative to speed up settlement of invoices owed to suppliers.
April 29, 2019 Russia’s Nordgold injects another $70m into Guinea mine Funds allowed Norgold to both extend Lefa mine’s life and improve efficiencies at the operation.
April 28, 2019 Still a way to go to achieve gender balance in the mining industry According to the Responsible Mining Foundation, most of the companies assessed show little or no evidence of efforts to strengthen the gender balance of their leadership and governance teams.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
