Vietnam to invest $7.3bn to boost alumina, aluminum production The investment will go to two bauxite exploration projects and five refining projects in the Central Highlands province. Reuters | April 9, 2024 | 4:18 am
Fortescue partners with OCP Group for green energy development in Morocco The equal partnership with the Moroccan fertilizer producer includes the development of manufacturing facilities and an R&D hub. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 10:39 am
Westgold to buy Karora Resources in $808 million deal The deal will propel the combined group to become a mid-tier gold miner producing around 400,000 ounces of gold a year. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 8:54 am
Mali expects 14% drop in industrial gold production The country's industrial gold production stood at 66.5 metric tons last year, nearly unchanged from the 66.2 tons recorded in 2022. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 8:08 am
China’s central bank adds more gold to its reserves in March China held 72.74 million ounces of gold at the end of March, up from 72.58 million ounces a month before. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 6:45 am
Iron ore price nears two-week high on stimulus bets, post-holiday restocking The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trade 3.19% higher. Reuters | April 8, 2024 | 3:31 am
Andrew Forrest urges China to demand greener nickel The chairman of Fortescue Metals said electric vehicle manufacturers should be wary of Indonesian nickel. Reuters | April 7, 2024 | 10:31 am
Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition Tesla has canceled the long-promised affordable car that investors have been anticipating, as reported by Reuters. Reuters | April 5, 2024 | 9:19 am
EU sees hope for US minerals deal from new forced labour law The EU is set to implement its law on forced labour this year. Reuters | April 5, 2024 | 8:12 am
Top Trafigura executives retire as new generation steps up Two senior executives at global commodity trader Trafigura will retire this year. Reuters | April 5, 2024 | 7:40 am
Gold bulls eye more record highs despite lightning gains Gold's record high at $2,305.04 an ounce hit on Thursday amounts to a gain of 12% since the start of the year. Reuters | April 5, 2024 | 5:43 am
Zambia’s copper output may rise to 1mt by 2026 as mines expand Output from Africa's second-largest producer slumped to 698,000 tons in 2023 from 763,000 tons the previous year. Reuters | April 5, 2024 | 5:25 am
