January 31, 2022

Debswana annual diamond sales jump 64%

The total value of Debswana's diamond exports stood at $3.466 billion in 2021 compared with $2.120 billion in 2020.

January 30, 2022

Vulcan inks binding lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Energy

Vulcan, which aims to produce lithium hydroxide from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley, has already inked supply deals with Volkswagen and Stellantis among others.

January 28, 2022

Fed caves on tightenings

The Fed caved on its last quantitative-tightening attempt, abandoning it years early.

January 28, 2022

Gold imports by India hit decade high as jewelry demand doubles

Demand revived after two bleak years as Indians once again flocked to jewelry stores in 2021 as fears of the pandemic eased.

January 28, 2022

Zinc squeeze worsens as a second European smelter closes

Europe's zinc buyers can only hope warmer spring weather comes early this year, writes Andy Home.

January 28, 2022

Coal price surges as Ukraine tensions worsen supply woes

The benchmark Newcastle coal index has soared by over a third this month to $262 a tonne.

January 28, 2022

China raises first batch of 2022 rare earth quota by 20%

The mining quotas will be shared among the country's four main producers.

January 28, 2022

Caterpillar earnings top estimates as price gains offset supply costs

Caterpillar expects “very strong” overall demand to continue through 2022, even as it sees China construction orders slowing, Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bonfield said.

January 27, 2022

China’s gold-buying boom faces test at start of year, WGC says

China's gold consumption last year rose by over a third from 2020, led by uptake of gold jewelry.

January 27, 2022

China jails almost 50 steel executives for faking emissions data

The officials who worked at four mills in Tangshan city near Beijing, China’s top steelmaking hub, were given prison sentences from six to eighteen months.