June 22, 2021 Australian Aboriginal opposition mounts to new state heritage laws Western Australia has been redrafting its 50-year-old heritage laws which give the state Aboriginal Affairs minister the ultimate say in whether miners can destroy heritage sites.
June 22, 2021 Indonesia, home to giant gold mine, wants its own bullion bank The government is consulting with parties including the central bank and the mining industry, with a plan to start operating a bank in 2024.
June 22, 2021 Rare earths developer Arafura to raise $30m for Australian project The United States earlier this month said it would work with allies to secure the minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and process them domestically.
June 22, 2021 Oil to near $100, commodities boom likely to resume: Qatar forum Oil prices are likely to keep rising toward $100 a barrel while a cool-off in commodity prices won’t last, leaders of key firms said at the Qatar Economic Forum on…
June 22, 2021 Will gold survive hawkish Fed? The recent Fed’s hawkish turn is fundamentally negative for gold prices but there is still some hope.
June 22, 2021 Copper supply needs to double by 2050, Glencore CEO says The nickel and cobalt markets are facing similar supply deficits over the next few decades, Glasenberg says.
June 22, 2021 What’s happening with Tesla’s $7 billion German ‘gigafactory’? Tesla has already pushed back the expected opening to late 2021.
June 22, 2021 CHARTS: Energy transition metals poised for uneven, explosive run higher While prices of industrial metals have rocketed as the world moves away from fossil fuels, future price rises are likely to be limited to a select few energy transition ingredients.
June 22, 2021 China to auction first batch of state metal reserves on July 5-6 It would auction 20,000 tonnes of copper, 30,000 tonnes of zinc and 50,000 tonnes of aluminium.
June 22, 2021 Home: Funds flee cyclically confused copper market Copper has hit an indecisive patch and it’s not surprising that funds have gone to play in other markets.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm