August 14, 2023

Alrosa reports strong diamond sales despite sanctions

The company reported a first-half net profit of $551 million.

August 11, 2023

Moon mining – Why major powers are eyeing a lunar gold rush

Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday.

August 11, 2023

Rusal boosts Asia revenue but Europe remains a key market

Asia accounted for 33% of Rusal's revenue in the first six months of the year, up from 23% a year earlier.

August 10, 2023

Russian aluminum in LME-registered warehouses rises to 81% in July

The share of Russian origin stocks in LME-registered warehouses has been gradually rising this year.

August 9, 2023

Polymetal plans to sell Russian assets under sanctions in 6-9 months

The company had planned to separate its Russian and Kazakh businesses.

August 3, 2023

Russia to restart buying currency, gold as energy income revives

Russia gets around a third of its budget revenues from the oil and gas industry.

August 2, 2023

Nornickel makes Asia pivot as metals price drop hits H1 profits

Net profit dropped from $5.1 billion to $1.1 billion in the first six months of the year.

July 31, 2023

One big gold seller among central banks has even more to offload

Kazakhstan’s central bank is looking to cut the metal’s share to as low as half of its $34.5 billion reserves.

July 28, 2023

Column: LME’s Russian aluminum dilemma set to become more acute

The London Metal Exchange is coming under renewed pressure to exclude Russian aluminum from its warehouse system.

July 26, 2023

Polyus closes books on $6.4bn share buyback early

A Polyus representative said a large shareholder had submitted a bid to sell part of its stake and that a large number of retail investors had participated.