February 8, 2023 General Motors competes for stake in Vale’s base metals unit Automakers have been stepping up efforts to lock in supplies of nickel and copper.
February 8, 2023 Fancy colour diamond prices up 3.9% in 2022 Prices for yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous year, followed by a 3.9% rise in pinks and 1.8% in blues, the FCRF says.
February 8, 2023 Copper price rises on Fed’s comments The dollar eased after Fed chair failed to offer fresh signs of a hawkish push-back against a resilient labor market in the US.
February 8, 2023 Phasing out coal in some places may increase consumption in others – study Countries phasing out coal from electricity risk pushing the excess supply into other industries or other countries.
February 7, 2023 UK provides model for LME response to US aluminum tariffs When the UK imposed tariffs on Russian metal last year, the LME responded by banning new deliveries of Russian metal into its warehouses in the UK.
February 7, 2023 Scientists search for dark matter in the depths of an abandoned gold mine Researchers want to lure a hypothesized particle from outer space to the Sanford Underground Research Facility, housed in a former gold mine in South Dakota.
February 7, 2023 US judge orders waste rock study for Thacker Pass lithium project The proposed mine would be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries.
February 6, 2023 Mammoth gold miner in the making after Newmont’s $17bn bid for Newcrest The deal would be one of the biggest in Australian history, though initial feedback suggests that Newmont will have to improve its bid to succeed.
February 6, 2023 Newmont open to sweetening $16.9bn bid for Newcrest – source Already the world's largest gold producer, Newmont would become a gold mining behemoth should it prevail in its bid for Newcrest.
February 6, 2023 Newmont’s bid for Newcrest marks new era of mining mega deals Newmont’s all-stock offer would be the largest gold mining takeover ever.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
