Mexico’s proposed higher mining royalties could block nearly $7bn in investments
The Mexican government proposed raising mining royalties under the argument that metal prices have risen in recent years.
China’s first precious metals spot exchange began trading Tuesday in Chengzhou in Hunan Province.
The Hunan South Rare Precious Metals Exchange is based in China’s silver capital in Yongxing County. Its first four products to be listed are silver, bismuth, indium and tellurium.