September 20, 2023 Battery metal miners lack serious policies on informed consent — report An Oxfam report shows that many battery metal miners do not have the necessary policies to respect the rights of the communities impacted by their activities, especially Indigenous communities.
September 20, 2023 Alrosa suspends diamond supply for Sept-Oct – India’s trade body The move aims to avert a supply glut in the global market and aid diamond prices amid weak demand.
September 18, 2023 Poland proposes ban on Russian diamonds, LPG in new sanctions package The Polish proposal will now be considered by the European Commission.
September 18, 2023 Glencore took low volumes of Rusal aluminum, contract could go to 2025 Glencore bought only a small portion of a potential 6.9 million metric tons of aluminum it could have bought in 2020 to 2022.
September 18, 2023 New silver-based antibacterial gel 100 times more effective in killing hospital-acquired infections Silver continues to gain prominence as an effective antibiotic additive.
September 15, 2023 G7 to launch Russian diamond ban in bid to curb revenues, Belgium says A ban on imports of Russian diamonds is expected to be agreed by Group of Seven nations in the next two or three weeks.
September 12, 2023 Uranium price makes fresh decade high as forecasts grow (even) rosier Uranium price tops $60 a pound first time since 2011 as World Nuclear Association predicts installed capacity to expand 70% by 2040 amid small modular reactor construction boom.
September 11, 2023 Russia’s largest untapped copper deposit starts concentrate production The long-awaited Udokan project in Russia's far east is coming on stream at a challenging time.
September 9, 2023 Alrosa says mines largest gem-quality diamond in Russia in decade The 390.7-carat diamond was mined at one of the company's mines in the Republic of Sakha.
September 9, 2023 India forges global biofuel alliance in push toward net-zero aim Biofuel adoption is aimed at reducing emissions in the transportation and industrial sectors.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
