Russia’s top gold buyer bets on precious metals as virus rages VTB Capital became Russia’s biggest bullion buyer after the country’s central bank stopped purchasing the metal earlier this year. Bloomberg News | November 5, 2020 | 8:31 am
Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine The East African nation plans to increase mineral earnings by at least a third during the next three years. Bloomberg News | November 5, 2020 | 8:15 am
Steel industry cries for help beyond Trump tariff ‘band-aid’ Commodities traders in China won’t be able to import products including coal and copper. Bloomberg News | November 3, 2020 | 10:02 am
The day is here, and climate change is on the ballot While Trump has been cutting scientists across the government, Biden wants to spend $400-billion on energy research and innovation. Bloomberg News | November 3, 2020 | 8:06 am
AngloGold doubles dividend payout ratio as rally boosts cash The gold producer said it will return 20% of free cash flow before growth capital to shareholders. Bloomberg News | November 2, 2020 | 8:27 am
Top mining dealmaker says takeovers all talk until recovery Mining companies have been involved in about $52 billion of acquisitions this year, according to Bloomberg data. Bloomberg News | November 2, 2020 | 8:24 am
Here’s what economists are saying about China’s new 5-year plan A communique released after a four-day meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee gave a broad outline of the plan as well as sketching out a vision for the economy as far as 2035. Bloomberg News | October 30, 2020 | 10:44 am
Gold sales in India’s festival quarter seen weakest since 2008 Still, demand will fare better than the first nine months of the year, when it suffered after India imposed one of the world’s strictest lockdowns. Bloomberg News | October 30, 2020 | 10:18 am
Glencore cuts coal target again as Colombian strike hits output Glencore lowered its 2020 coal guidance by 5.7% to 109 million tonnes as a strike at the Cerrejon mine in Colombia entered its 60th day on Friday. Bloomberg News | October 30, 2020 | 4:58 am
Election will decide fate of Alaska mine, electric cars Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be. Bloomberg News | October 29, 2020 | 9:01 am
Central banks sell gold for first time in a decade Overall bullion demand fell 19% year-on-year to the lowest since 2009 in the latest quarter. Bloomberg News | October 29, 2020 | 8:43 am
South Africa needs $11bn to help transition from coal, study says South Africa is almost entirely dependent on coal for electricity. Bloomberg News | October 28, 2020 | 12:56 pm
