September 8, 2017 South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis” South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of…
September 8, 2017 GoGold sells stalled Mexico project to Agnico Eagle for $80 million The sale of Santa Gertrudis has given GoGold much-needed cash to pay off its $46.3-million debt with the Bank of Montreal.
September 8, 2017 China invests $9.1 billion in Rosneft as Glencore, Qatar cut stakes Deal boosts energy cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.
September 8, 2017 Russia’s Gokhran has bought only gold this year Gokhran, part of Russia's finance ministry, was influential on the global platinum group metals markets in the 1990s and 2000s, when palladium stocks it accumulated during the 1970s and 1980s…
September 7, 2017 LME to slash some fees to win back volumes as rivals circle The London Metal Exchange sought on Thursday to win back trading volumes by proposing a cut in fees for trades crucial to its physical user base as rivals gear up…
September 7, 2017 Burkina Faso mine to boost Teranga’s annual gold output by 50% Once Banfora is up and running, it would take the company's annual gold output to between 300,000 and 350,000 ounces.
September 7, 2017 EU states at odds over steel tariffs against Russia, Brazil Steelmakers have accused the four countries of dumping the steel used in construction and machinery so the European Commission, the trade policy watchdog, had set out plans to levy tariffs…
September 6, 2017 Velocity Minerals: exciting gold play in Bulgaria Peter Epstein of Epstein Research discusses Velocity Minerals' recent gold exploration in Bulgaria.
September 6, 2017 Platinum price pressured as market moves into oversupply A rise in refined supply (despite a 9% dip in mine-level output) and a drop in automotive and industrial demand erases Q1's 305,000-ounce deficit.
September 5, 2017 How Russia plans to compete with India in the diamond market Moscow wants state-owned Alrosa to offer more favorable terms to local cutters
EU said to allow telecoms copper switch-off delay to 2035 The move would give national governments discretion to set their own copper phase-out timelines based on local market conditions, network readiness and consumer impact. January 15, 2026 | 10:54 am
