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Price of China’s strategic germanium hits record high on possible state buying

China supplies 60% of the world's germanium, which is used in applications such as fibre optic cables, solar cells and infrared technology.

Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 7:18 am

Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years

Argentina, the world's No. 4 lithium producer, has four projects…

Reuters | July 16, 2024 | 12:19 pm

Zimbabwe central banker stockpiles gold to bolster ZiG currency

The ZiG - short for Zimbabwe gold — is the…

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 11:07 am

Copper market’s biggest whale fuels speculation of a major shift

The world’s single biggest buyer of copper, State Grid Corp.…

Bloomberg News | July 16, 2024 | 8:29 am

Gold price surpasses $2,470 for a new all-time high

Bullion is now 18% higher for the year, boosted by…

Staff Writer | July 16, 2024 | 8:13 am

Indonesia considers terminating permits for some nickel pig iron production

The world's biggest nickel producer is experiencing a rapid depletion of ore after a surge in downstream investment.

Reuters | June 11, 2024 | 7:48 am

China’s central bank to return to gold buying as prices ease, analysts say

China's central bank added 60,000 troy ounces of gold to its reserves in April.

Reuters | June 10, 2024 | 5:21 pm

Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list

The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to the country’s economic or national security.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 1:37 pm

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes found that the mining ban on the Santurbán moor does not violate the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 9, 2024 | 11:20 am

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Price of China’s strategic germanium hits record high on possible state buying

Argentina tripled lithium carbonate production capacity in last two years

Zimbabwe central banker stockpiles gold to bolster ZiG currency

Copper market’s biggest whale fuels speculation of a major shift

Gold price surpasses $2,470 for a new all-time high

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Indonesia considers terminating permits for some nickel pig iron production

China’s central bank to return to gold buying as prices ease, analysts say

Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list

World Bank tribunal rules against Canadian miner in legal dispute with Colombia

Nippon Steel executive saw positive reaction from US Steel workers and others

Demand for Canadian natural resources on a “scale never seen before,” says MAC

Argentine lithium output up by almost half in first four months of 2024

Clean energy investment set to run at double fossil fuel spend

Ghana’s 2023 gold output rose 8.3%