April 8, 2022 Tesla may start mining lithium as Musk cites battery metal cost There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth, but pace of extraction/refinement is slow, Musk said in a Tweet.
April 8, 2022 Gold investors: high time to treat market threats seriously? With the bearish medium-term thesis becoming clearer by the day, investors are fighting a battle they haven’t won in 10 years.
April 8, 2022 Canadian miners cheer Ottawa’s critical minerals budget plan Canada's critical mineral deposits at current prices are valued at approximately C$340 billion, a senior official said.
April 8, 2022 BMW, Volkswagen suppliers face scrutiny over ties to Xinjiang The concerns center around the production of aluminum, raising questions for another key industry about alleged human rights abuses in its supply chain.
April 8, 2022 Gold stock upleg mounts With sector herd psychology improving, gold stocks are increasingly outperforming their metal again.
April 8, 2022 Rio says climate change “at heart of strategy” after investors demand action Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the company had committed to increasing research spending to develop technologies enabling its customers to decarbonize.
April 8, 2022 Big Short keeps nickel market on edge one month after squeeze The world’s main nickel market is broken and no one seems to know how to put it back together.
April 8, 2022 London market blocks newly refined Russian platinum and palladium The decision comes a month after a similar industry group, the London Bullion Market Association, suspended the accreditation of Russian refiners.
April 8, 2022 Rusal ‘disagrees’ with Rio taking control of refiner Queensland Alumina Rio's move effectively cuts Rusal's access to production and management at the refiner under an Australian ban against exporting alumina and aluminum ores.
April 8, 2022 Rio Tinto’s board backs Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea Getting Simandou under development would be a second major win for Chief Executive Officer Jakob Stausholm.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
