April 20, 2018

HSBC pulls the plug on coal

Europe’s largest bank won’t fund new coal power plants, oil sands and arctic drilling, except in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam.

April 20, 2018

World’s top diamond producer first-quarter output hit by mine accident

Alrosa's production fell by 17% in the first three months of the year mainly due to the halt of its Mir underground mine and lower-grade ores processed from the Jubilee pipe.

April 20, 2018

Sanctions fever grips nickel as market rethinks Russia risk — Andy Home

With Russian aluminium producer Rusal imploding in the wake of U.S. sanctions against its oligarch owner Oleg Deripaska, attention is now turning to the status of another Russian industrial powerhouse,…

April 19, 2018

Bolivia nearing deal on partner to develop lithium – minister

The South American nation hopes to sign a deal with a foreign partner after a decade of state-led development left output far short of goals for the metal.

April 19, 2018

UK goes a record 55 hours without coal as clean power expands

Coal, which fueled the world’s biggest economies for more than a century, is increasingly losing out to renewables.

April 19, 2018

Sanctions fallout upends metals as aluminum, nickel burst higher

Aluminum rallied as much as 7.1 percent, a record intraday gain, to $2,718 a ton in London.

April 19, 2018

Strike halts gold output at two Randgold mines in Mali — union

The strike at the company’s Loulo and Gounkoto mines is related to the payment of bonuses and will continue until the issue is resolved.

April 18, 2018

Diamonds confirm existence of planetary “embryo”

A planetary “embryo” gave origin to the meteorite fragments that form the Almahata Sitta collection.

April 18, 2018

Russia fears light fire under nickel price

Price surges nearly 5% to three-year high over worries that top producer Norilsk could befall the same fate as aluminum giant Rusal.

April 17, 2018

Quantum Minería wants to extract rare earth elements from groundwater

The Sí a la Tierra Viva platform rejects the miner's proposal.