March 29, 2019 Russia is stocking up on gold as Putin ditches U.S. dollars Within the span of a decade, the country quadrupled its bullion reserves, and 2018 marked the most ambitious year yet.
March 29, 2019 Polish detectorists looking for ‘Nazi Gold Train” finds another kind of treasure Piotr Koper, who spent years hunting for the elusive train rumoured to be laden with gold and gems, has found two dozen priceless Renaissance portraits.
March 28, 2019 Europe aims to take its place on the global EV battery production stage Europe has a dedicated €600 million stream of projects on raw materials. A lot of it is about innovation in the technologies used in mines.
March 28, 2019 Russia’s Nornickel to spend $1.4B on two expansion projects Nornickel aims to ramp up nickel output and tap an expected boom in demand from electric vehicle makers.
March 28, 2019 Johnson Matthey chooses Poland to produce new battery materials Chemicals group Johnson Matthey has secured a site in Poland to produce battery materials and signed a 10-year supply deal with Canada's Nemaska Lithium.
March 27, 2019 Commodity traders say more needs to be done to promote women Women account for less than 5% of senior management at top trading houses, Bloomberg reported last year, and companies are under pressure to improve gender parity.
March 27, 2019 ENRC sues U.K. fraud cops as corruption charges loom The lawsuit is the latest escalation of a public battle between ENRC and the white-collar crime prosecutors that has been in and out of the courts since at least 2014.
March 26, 2019 Galantas to increase gold processing at its Northern Ireland mine The miner is targeting production of 2,000 to 2,500 troy ounces of gold concentrate per month.
March 25, 2019 China’s Feb coking coal imports from Australia fall 21% Australian imports were at 1.16 million tonnes last month, compared to 1.47 million tonnes in February 2018.
March 24, 2019 Alrosa says Verkhne-Munskoye deposit is more prolific than previously thought During a 5-day experiment, the company extracted 239 diamonds larger than 8 carats.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
