May 5, 2021 Chilean mining chief warns royalties bill in current form ‘akin to expropriation’ Chile has seen a number of initiatives aimed at extracting more value from its mining industry.
May 5, 2021 No longer dirty? EU leaders want to challenge perceptions of lithium mining Spain hopes to develop an ambitious cross-border lithium project with Portugal.
May 5, 2021 Barrick Gold profit beats expectations as copper, gold prices surge The gold giant reported a 78% jump in first-quarter profit.
May 5, 2021 Visualizing the $2.9bn money flow into gold exploration Five countries accounted for 75% of the money raised for top gold projects around the world.
May 5, 2021 Sam Zell buys gold with inflation ‘reminiscent of the ‘70s’ The billionaire investor is seeing inflation everywhere, and has bought gold as a hedge.
May 5, 2021 Visualizing two decades of Central Bank gold reserve changes Countries like Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Kyrgyz Republic, Belarus, Qatar, and Uzbekistan have been some of the biggest gold purchasers.
May 4, 2021 Chile to fuel green hydrogen boom with $300 million fund Green hydrogen is shaping up to be an alternative to fossil fuels in industrial operations and transportation.
May 4, 2021 Largo Resources taps Brazil in vanadium battery push The company should begin delivering its first vanadium batteries next year, it says.
May 4, 2021 Civil society groups urge halt to Barrick’s Pueblo Viejo expansion Barrick has proposed a $1.3 billion expansion of the processing plant and waste storage facility to extend the mine through 2040.
May 4, 2021 Germans own over 9,000 tonnes of gold A new study estimates that German private households own around 9,100 tonnes of gold, 270 tonnes more than in 2019.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
