January 13, 2021 Russia for first time holds more gold than US dollars in $583 billion reserves The share of dollar assets dropped to 22%, down from more than 40% in 2018.
January 13, 2021 KAZ Minerals investor pushes board to scrap $2.4bn buyout The offer from Chairman Oleg Novachuk’s Nova Resources BV doesn’t attribute any value to its growth projects, RWC said.
January 13, 2021 Visualizing China’s dominance in rare earth metals Graphic from CSIS China Power Project tracks China’s exports in 2019, providing a glimpse of the country’s dominating presence in the global supply chain.
January 13, 2021 Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clients De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems.
January 13, 2021 Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally Rhodium, used in engine exhausts to neutralize harmful nitrous oxides, has been in deficit for most of the last decade.
January 13, 2021 Gold-backed ETFs end record 2020 with second month of outflows ETFs grew their holdings by 876 tonnes in 2020 - equivalent to around a quarter of the annual output of the world's gold mines.
January 13, 2021 Indebted Zambia pays $400m in VAT refunds to mining firms Africa’s second-largest copper producer is negotiating with creditors to try to get debt relief, after it defaulted on a $42.5 million coupon in November.
January 13, 2021 Apache tribe sues over Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe have sued the Trump Administration to block the pending land swap in Arizona.
January 13, 2021 Weak lithium prices could slow EV revolution – Albemarle By 2025, demand is expected to outstrip supply by nearly 228,000 tonnes.
January 12, 2021 First Cobalt signs supply deal with Glencore, eyes China Moly contract Company will source cobalt hydroxide at prevailing market prices from Glencore's Kamoto Copper operation for five years starting in 2022.
Rosh Pinah Zinc commissions Namibia’s first paste backfill plant The RP2.0 expansion project comprises further development of the underground mine, including a newly developed portal and decline to access extended underground deposits. February 06, 2026 | 03:52 pm
