October 17, 2018

Hedge funds reeling from gold jump have five charts to watch

Hedge funds that doubled down on bearish gold wagers are facing a gut check.

October 17, 2018

These ten mines will make money – even if gold price falls to $550

Nevada gold mines keep "rocking the boat."

October 17, 2018

Alcoa to close two Spanish aluminium plants with job losses

The Aviles and La Coruna plants were two of the least productive due to intrinsic structural problems such as inefficient technology and high fixed costs.

October 16, 2018

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

October 16, 2018

Hungary boosts gold reserves 10-fold, citing safety concerns

Hungary’s central bank increased its gold reserves 10-fold, citing the need to improve its holdings’ safety, joining regional peers with relatively high ownership in the European Union’s east.

October 16, 2018

Copper smelter hits cause physical squeeze in Asia

The copper market is currently experiencing a squeeze on physical metal which is unexpected.

October 16, 2018

A golden escape  

The oil price is rising due to the upcoming restrictions on the sale of Iranian oil - the second of a two-part set of sanctions imposed on the Middle Eastern…

October 16, 2018

Dutch battery maker to invest $1.9B in China cell factory

Dutch battery maker Lithium Werks BV, founded earlier this year, is investing 1.6 billion euros ($1.85 billion) in a massive lithium-ion cell factory in China as demand for batteries is…

October 15, 2018

Anglo Asian’s Azerbaijan gold output rises 47% in Q3

Azerbaijan's leading gold mining firm said it produced 21,318 ounces of the metal in the last quarter, against 14,468 ounces in the same period of last year.

October 15, 2018

Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain

No one will be taking alumina for granted any more.