April 6, 2022 Brazil needs potash and Belarus is looking for ways to supply it The South American nation ships in more than 85% of its fertilizer demand.
April 6, 2022 Vale agrees to sell manganese, iron ore assets to J&F The assets, worth about $1.2 billion, include Mineracao Corumbaense, Mineracao Mato Grosso, International Iron Company and Transbarge Navegacion ventures.
April 6, 2022 Greece to ramp up coal mining to help cut reliance on gas Greece, which covers about 40% of its annual needs with Russian gas, looks into scaling up coal-fired capacity under a contingency plan.
April 5, 2022 Don’t expect US miners to replace Russian coal in Europe In the US, the number of producing coal mines slumped more than 60% from 2008 through 2020.
April 5, 2022 Vulcan Energy inks 20-year geothermal energy supply deal with Germany’s MVV Vulcan Energy will provide up to 350 gigawatt hours of energy per year - enough to supply around 25,000 households.
April 5, 2022 JPMorgan reviewing commodity exposure after nickel chaos Bloomberg sources say it’s possible that it could result in JPMorgan scaling back activity in commodities.
April 5, 2022 IGO says Western Areas may nix $829 million buyout IGO says its takeover of nickel producer Western Areas might fall through after an independent expert concluded the offer was "neither fair nor reasonable".
April 5, 2022 Zimbabwe mines see $10 billion funding shortfall over five years While Zimbabwe has the world’s third-biggest reserves of platinum-group metals, plus gold, diamond and chrome mines, development has been stymied by political instability.
April 5, 2022 Zinc smelters win big fee increase as cutbacks throttle output Record zinc prices have encouraged mining companies to boost output.
April 5, 2022 EU to propose banning coal imports from Russia after atrocities The European Commission is also expected to propose banning most Russian trucks and ships from entering the bloc.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
