August 28, 2019 Slump in lithium prices hammers profits at Ganfeng China’s biggest lithium producer saw its first-half profits plunge 59%.
August 28, 2019 De Beers gem sales keep falling as buyers allowed to say no De Beers sold just $280 million of diamonds this month, 44% less than a year earlier.
August 28, 2019 INFOGRAPHIC: Ranking the world’s largest energy sources Here are the largest energy sources in the world, organized by type and how much electricity they generate.
August 28, 2019 Amazon gold and army suspicion fuel Bolsonaro’s rainforest rage Bolsonaro's father was among the wildcat miners who descended on the Amazonian gold mine of Serra Pelada in the 1980s.
August 28, 2019 Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are in the global market to launder smuggled or illegal gold.
August 28, 2019 Glencore awarded just $19m by tribunal in Colombia lawsuit A World Bank tribunal has ordered Colombia to repay a $19 million fine it levied on Glencore's coal mining subsidiary Prodeco.
August 28, 2019 Papua New Guinea may close Chinese-owned nickel plant after spill The leakage from the facility, owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China, affected the adjacent Basamuk Bay.
August 27, 2019 US appeals court revives aluminum antitrust cases vs Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore Purchasers accused banks and commodity trading, mining and metals warehousing companies of conspiring to hoard aluminum inventory earlier this decade.
August 27, 2019 UBS says it’s staying long gold as price now destined for $1,600 Gold is proving its worth as a haven this year as the two largest economies trade blows.
August 27, 2019 Pentagon in talks with Australia on rare earths plant — official The news comes as China threatens to curb exports to the United States.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am