June 20, 2018

Russia dumps treasuries for gold in pivot after sanctions scare

The country cut its holdings of Treasuries nearly in half in April as Washington slapped the harshest sanctions to date on a selection of Russian companies and individuals.

June 20, 2018

Sirius Minerals soars after securing supply deal for Nigerian market

Shares in Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX) were off to the races on Wednesday after it announced it had secured a major seven-year African supply deal.

June 19, 2018

US-China trade spat wipes $57B from top mining stocks in fortnight

Copper, iron ore prices drop, mining majors punished as US threatens more tariffs on "predatory" Chinese imports and Beijing calls it "blackmail".

June 19, 2018

Barrick Gold walks away from Guyana joint venture project

Alicanto Minerals will retain 100% of Arakaka gold project.

June 18, 2018

Mystery Russian gold mine investor revealed as crypto executive

One of the strangest stories in the mining industry this year has been the battle between Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk Plc and its activist, mystery shareholders.

June 17, 2018

Wall Street builds immunity to trade war rhetoric

So far, Trump has taken little action beyond tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum on imports from China, the European Union and other countries.

June 15, 2018

Glencore’s great game is avoiding US sanctions: Chris Bryant

Glencore says its subsidiaries will pay Gertler what he’s owed, only the funds will be transferred in euros and U.S. citizens won’t be involved.

June 15, 2018

Glencore settles legal row with former partner over Congo royalties

The Swiss firm will make mining royalty payments to Dan Gertler in euros so that it doesn’t fall foul of US sanctions, which were placed on the Israeli billionaire last…

June 14, 2018

Germany’s Heraeus to open $100 mln precious metals recycling plant in China

China is the world's biggest car market and produces only a fraction of the platinum and palladium it consumes.

June 14, 2018

Valcambi uses Emergent’s blockchain technology to further strengthen supply chain integrity

Valcambi has entered into an agreement with Emergent Technology Holdings LP (Emergent) to use Emergent’s block chain technology to trace the provenance of gold from mines, to the refinery, and through to…