April 16, 2018

Rusal sanctions shockwaves slam into aluminium market: Andy Home

Physical premiums in the United States are at three-year highs and the price of alumina is going haywire.

April 15, 2018

IMF resumes lending to Chad following Glencore debt deal

The Central African oil producer reached an agreement in principle to restructure its more than $1 billion debt to Glencore and four banks.

April 12, 2018

Impact of electric cars in medium-term copper demand ‘overrated’, experts say

Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five…

April 12, 2018

Sharps Pixley sees 253% increase in gold sales as tensions run high

The high levels of gold sales was a record for the store which opened in January 2016 and was roughly double its previous best month.

April 11, 2018

Why diamond trading slowed down in March

Rapaport expects polished trading to continue slowing in the coming months.

April 11, 2018

Gold price surges on Middle East, Russia tensions

But rally didn't last long.

April 11, 2018

Glencore to declare force majeure on some aluminium supply

Glencore Chief Executive Ivan Glasenberg resigned from his role as Rusal director on Tuesday

April 11, 2018

Mining industry must improve human rights, environment protection — index

The Responsible Mining Index, launched in Geneva on Wednesday, assesses the policies and practices of 30 large companies that produce 25 percent of mined commodities, from gold to copper and…

April 11, 2018

Bundesbank pulls all stops to show Germans their gold is real

The subject of the country’s reserves became particularly heated during the years of the sovereign debt crisis.

April 10, 2018

Bahrain could host World Jewellery Confederation Congress

In 2017, the kingdom created DANAT, the Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones.