April 16, 2019

Interactive map pinpoints lead battery energy storage installations globally

Lead battery-powered energy storage highlighted by research consortium’s online map.

April 16, 2019

Global gold production to hit fresh record in 2019

New report "debunks commentary calling for peak gold."

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.