October 28, 2020

Banks don’t want to lend to Australia’s coal miners any more

One of the country’s largest banks said it would end almost all investment in thermal mines and power stations by 2030.

October 28, 2020

Boliden Q3 earnings top forecasts

Third-quarter operating profit rose to 2.62 billion Swedish crowns ($299.9 million) from 1.87 billion a year earlier.

October 28, 2020

Lloyd’s insurer Apollo to stop underwriting Adani coal mine from Sept. 2021

Many insurers, mainly in Europe, have scaled back their exposure to coal.

October 27, 2020

Nickel Asia’s Hinatuan mine suspends operations after covid-19 outbreak

Work has been suspended from Tuesday until Nov. 10 as a containment measure after 19 employees tested positive.

October 27, 2020

Volatile returns: Commodity investing through miners and explorers

Volatility is a double-edged sword, particularly when it comes to commodity investing.

October 27, 2020

Trump lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum, warns he may resume them

Trump first granted the exclusion to Canada in 2019, but a surge in imports of Canadian non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum prompted him to slap the tariffs back on in August, inflaming…

October 27, 2020

Vale dam-break trauma raises level of ESG funds in Brazil

The company's second lethal dam disaster in three years was a formative moment for ethical investment in Brazil.

October 27, 2020

Nickel surplus looms as electric vehicle buzz fades

Nickel bulls may have to defer their great EV expectations for a while yet and focus on what is happening in the currently far more significant stainless steel sector.

October 27, 2020

Stronger diamond prices lift Petra Diamonds’ Q1 revenue

Production fell 10% year on year to 974,346 carats due to the ongoing closure of the Williamson mine in Tanzania.

October 27, 2020

Caterpillar earnings dive as economy woes deter equipment purchases

Reflecting weak equipment demand, Caterpillar now expects dealer inventories to decline by $2.5 billion this year.