March 29, 2019

China’s Chalco leapfrogs Rusal as 2nd-biggest listed aluminium producer

Chalco said on Friday it boosted annual aluminium output by 16 percent in 2018.

March 29, 2019

Told-you-so rout hammers palladium in worst week since 2016

The metal hit an all-time high on March 21 after a massive rally that spurred predictions a reversal was inevitable.

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.