March 15, 2021

Argentine president targeted by mob fighting to keep out mines

Argentina has huge untapped deposits of lithium, copper, gold and silver.

March 15, 2021

Kal Tire nears full start-up of OTR tire recycling facility in Chile

First reactor fully commissioned and running full load tests.

March 15, 2021

Closing gold window and broken promises

Nixon’s historic decoupling of gold and the dollar has important ramifications for the current US economy.

March 15, 2021

Glencore shakes up management with three top traders to exit

Following the departures, the zinc and copper trading units will be merged.

March 15, 2021

Electric cars will cost more using ethically sourced batteries

The European Union’s efforts to ethically source a key battery metal face headwinds that could make it more expensive for automakers to go electric.

March 15, 2021

Poland’s central bank wants to buy 100 tonnes of gold, governor says

Central banks have stepped up purchases of gold, often seeing it as a way to reduce reliance on the US dollar.

March 15, 2021

The king of nickel is betting big on a green future in batteries

Tsingshan made numerous bold moves on its path to becoming the world’s largest nickel producer, but its new plan to supply carmakers with cheap, clean metal could be its biggest…

March 15, 2021

VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla

Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.

March 15, 2021

BlackRock-backed GV Gold plans Moscow IPO

The company potential listing could value it at up to $2 billion.

March 15, 2021

Shanghai bourse studies overseas warehousing for bonded copper contract

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange bonded copper futures, which were launched in November, are open to international investors looking to hedge their exposure to China.