Gold volatility surges to most since 2008 on global market spasm The CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index has more than doubled over the past six sessions. Bloomberg News | March 18, 2020 | 2:49 pm
Top metal miners curb operations as governments fight virus The world’s top metal producers are limiting their operations, dimming the supply outlook. Bloomberg News | March 18, 2020 | 1:59 pm
Fidelity’s Brazil trade highlights ESG world’s new conflicts A few years ago, only a select group of money managers and funds used the label ESG, but today assets managed using a broad definition of the ESG approach exceed $30 trillion. Bloomberg News | March 18, 2020 | 10:07 am
South African mine hospitals may be used for virus patients The hospitals could be made available to both industry employees and the wider public. Bloomberg News | March 18, 2020 | 9:19 am
De Beers diamond buyers locked out in Botswana travel ban De Beers is set to hold an emergency meeting with the government next week. Bloomberg News | March 17, 2020 | 1:28 pm
Investors turn sour on silver in worst losing streak since 1983 Silver futures for delivery in May slipped 2.5% to settle at $12.735 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Bloomberg News | March 17, 2020 | 12:57 pm
How China bent over backward to help Tesla when the virus hit Tesla received 10,000 masks and other materials that helped the company to restart its factory. Bloomberg News | March 17, 2020 | 12:11 pm
World’s biggest precious metal industry readies for coronavirus Platinum and gold mines in South Africa are gearing up to try and minimize a local outbreak of the coronavirus. Bloomberg News | March 17, 2020 | 9:32 am
Silver, platinum and palladium join massive selloff Platinum slumped the most on record, while silver touched the lowest in more than a decade. Bloomberg News | March 16, 2020 | 1:52 pm
LME may have a paper-filing problem if UK goes on lockdown Every day, agents print ownership certificates for metal in warehouses as far away as South Korea. Bloomberg News | March 16, 2020 | 9:19 am
Black-lung coal miners facing serious threat from virus spread Biggest labor union for U.S. coal miners warns that members are at “significant risk.” Bloomberg News | March 13, 2020 | 8:18 am
Meet zinc, the cheap metal gunning for lithium’s battery crown Metal is making the jump into a developing $30 billion energy-storage market for electrical grids. Bloomberg News | March 13, 2020 | 7:35 am