January 5, 2022 Goldman Sachs says bitcoin will compete with gold as “store of value” Bank says that bitcoin will take market share away from gold in 2022 as digital assets become more widely adopted.
January 5, 2022 Energy-starved France mulls burning more coal to keep lights on The grid operator, Reseau de Transport d’Electricite, said last month that France risked an electricity shortfall in the event of a cold snap.
January 4, 2022 Korea Zinc backs storage developer Energy Vault in green push The company agreed to invest $50 million to help decarbonise operations at its zinc refinery in Australia.
January 4, 2022 Chile lawmakers ask courts to stop bidding on lithium mining contracts President-elect Gabriel Boric has said Chile should not repeat its "historic mistake" of privatizing resources such as lithium, a vital ingredient of electric car batteries.
January 4, 2022 Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the…
January 4, 2022 Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell by 11.6% year-on-year to 80,300 tonnes in November. In 2021 through November, the mine recorded a 14.5% drop.
January 4, 2022 Indonesia state utility secures 7.5m tonnes coal supply ahead of export ban review Perusahaan Listrik Negara said it aims to continue to raise supply to maintain a minimum 20-day stock.
January 4, 2022 Tesla criticized for opening showroom in China’s Xinjiang region UN experts and rights groups estimate more than a million people have been detained in camps in the far-western Chinese region.
January 4, 2022 India spends record $55 billion on gold imports in 2021 Country bought more than double the previous year's tonnage as a price drop favored retail buyers.
January 3, 2022 Vulcan gets five more exploration licences in Germany The licences in the Upper Rhine Valley cover 325 sqkm and increase Vulcan's granted licence area to more than 1,000 sqkm.
Column: As global metals fever spreads, markets buckle under the heat China's metal exchanges have for two months been struggling to contain the unprecedented liquidity rush caused by the spreading metals mania. February 07, 2026 | 05:27 am
