Latin America virus surge puts world’s biggest mines at risk With China getting back to work and Latin America the new virus hot spot, concern is shifting from demand to supply. Bloomberg News | June 2, 2020 | 9:31 am
It’s official, the hottest party in the metals world is cancelled The London Metal Exchange has cancelled the annual gathering in October and will hold a virtual event in its place. Bloomberg News | June 2, 2020 | 9:13 am
Coal earnings set to plunge 50% in North America Coal consumption will be crushed in 2020, said Moody’s. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2020 | 10:50 am
Trump’s sparring with China revives rare earths stock trade A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2020 | 8:20 am
Iron ore powers past $100 as supply woes meet robust demand The industrial staple has prospered in 2020 even as covid-19 pandemic hammered industrial activity in many economies. Bloomberg News | May 29, 2020 | 8:44 am
Deutsche Bank joins with BOE to ask who owns Venezuelan gold The lawsuits over the ownership of Venezuelan gold are starting to stack up. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2020 | 3:03 pm
A $3 billion fund may aid India’s mining belt after virus havoc The country hurtling toward its first full-year contraction in four decades. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2020 | 12:43 pm
New York gold traders are drowning in a glut they helped create June futures sank to more than $20 an ounce below August this week, from a premium in mid-April. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2020 | 8:55 am
Controversial German coal-fired power plant to start this week Uniper’s Datteln-4 is the only coal power plant under construction in Western Europe. Bloomberg News | May 27, 2020 | 12:11 pm
South Africa’s deep mines grapple with thousands returning to work Social distancing, screening and testing will hamper the country’s deep-level mines. Bloomberg News | May 27, 2020 | 8:46 am
Scotiabank takes $168 million hit as it shuts historic gold unit The bank has been caught up in regulatory scrutiny of its precious metals trading. Bloomberg News | May 26, 2020 | 9:43 am
Gold giant Australia is firing back up a record exploration boom Gold miners in Australia are set to leapfrog China next year to become the top producer. Bloomberg News | May 25, 2020 | 3:59 pm
