September 9, 2022

Polyus wins bondholder approval to switch currency for Eurobond payments

Polyus had previously asked bondholders to accept payment in a currency other than the US dollar.

September 5, 2022

Williamson Pink Star unveiled at Dubai Diamond Exchange

Expected to fetch over $21 million, the diamond has the potential to set a new price per carat record given its purity.

September 5, 2022

Platinum buyers may shun Russian metal when contracts renewed

Russia is a significant supplier of both platinum and palladium, which are mostly used to cut emissions from gasoline and diesel vehicles.

September 2, 2022

Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines

Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of almost 100% carbon, to produce new composite materials.

August 25, 2022

Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Electric one of three finalists for Saudi Arabia project

Kingdom passed a new minerals investment law last year and provided 13 reconnaissance licences, 133 exploration licences and eight exploitation licences.

August 24, 2022

Russian seaborne coal exports halted by EU ban

Russia is one of the world’s top three coal exporters, controlling about 17% of the global shipments.

August 24, 2022

Polyus issues bonds in Chinese yuan

The move comes weeks after Rusal tapped the yuan bond market on the Moscow Exchange.

August 8, 2022

Green energy development affected by rise in oil, metal prices — study

Researchers say that an increase in oil prices and other raw materials may lead to a reduction in the development of green energy.

August 7, 2022

Nuclear plant disaster in Ukraine is ‘real risk,’ IAEA says

Russian shells landed near spent nuclear fuel stored at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

August 2, 2022

Nornickel reduces nickel, palladium sales in H1 as supply chains disrupted

Nornickel's first-half sales of nickel fell by 6%, palladium by 4% and platinum by 18%.