September 7, 2020 GFG’s aluminium business looks along supply chain for takeovers The privately-held group is seeking acquisitions that include green energy in order to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
September 7, 2020 Silver’s brilliant year validates longtime bugs’ enthusiasm The metal has had an outstanding year, with its gain almost double gold’s.
September 7, 2020 World’s biggest copper supplier saw sales slump last month Chile reported copper shipments of $2.76 billion for August, an 11% drop from July.
September 7, 2020 Tesla joins cobalt group supporting artisanal Congo miners The new initiative is also backed by Glencore and Chinese refiner Zhejiang Huayou.
September 7, 2020 Polyus net profit up 63% on higher gold prices Company remains on track to produce 2.8 million troy ounces of gold in 2020.
September 7, 2020 Hochschild sees lower output on lockdowns in Peru, Argentina The miner is targeting overall attributable production of 280,000-290,000 gold equivalent ounces or 24-25 million silver equivalent ounces.
September 6, 2020 SEC to examine Rio Tinto whistleblower claims over Oyu Tolgoi The U.S regulator has not yet decided to launch an investigation.
September 6, 2020 Beijing may be more addicted to coal than oil In most countries, the chief objective is to minimize reliance on coal. In China, however, bureaucrats are more preoccupied with self-sufficiency.
September 4, 2020 AI start-ups are tackling one of mining’s oldest problems Artificial intelligence can now be used to predict when an ore mill is about to overload.
September 4, 2020 Gold stock correction mode Gold miners’ stocks are mired in correction mode, which isn’t surprising after their mighty post-stock-panic upleg.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm