April 16, 2019 How central bank gold buying is undermining the dollar The reason for central banks’ recent gold accumulations has little to do with safe havens and a lot to do with chipping away at the US dollar’s role as the…
April 15, 2019 Trafigura to take over world’s second-largest zinc smelter Trafigura Group will take control of Nyrstar NV as part of a deal to restructure the struggling company’s debt and steer it away from bankruptcy.
April 15, 2019 Savannah Resources to take full control of lithium mine in Portugal Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.
April 14, 2019 Swedish scientists develop fastest hydrogen sensor for hydrogen-powered vehicles The device is capable of detecting 0.1 percent hydrogen in the air in less than a second.
April 12, 2019 Polish parliament’s lower house approves 15% cut to copper tax If rubber-stamped by the senate, the move would give state-run KGHM a bit more room to breathe, as the miner has been struggling with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical…
April 12, 2019 Platinum edges out of doldrums at last as labor threat looms After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors.
April 11, 2019 Aurubis copper business hit by US-China trade war and Brexit The company is still positive on copper demand due to the expected rise in renewable energy and in electric vehicles.
April 10, 2019 Zimbabwe, Russia sign $4B platinum mine deal The mine would be built on one of the largest platinum mining concessions in the country.
April 10, 2019 Smart money is piling into oil Oil prices jumped to five-month highs this week, pushed higher by a bullish cocktail of supply outages, geopolitical unrest and a sputtering shale sector.
April 10, 2019 Copper producer KGHM may freeze more mines in Canada, US – CEO KGHM's foreign assets have struggled with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical problems and higher-than-expected capital spending.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
