China court puts Fanya exchange’s rare earth stock up for auction The court made two separate announcements on Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao last week. Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 10:41 am
Ganfeng closes deal to raise stake in Argentina lithium project Ganfeng has completed a $160 million deal to raise its stake in the Cauchari-Olaroz project in Argentina to 50%. Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 9:26 am
Chinese investors hold key as global funds turn super bearish on copper Copper seems to have fallen off the investment radar this year in China. Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 9:13 am
TÜV SÜD pulls out of dam safety checks after Brazil disaster TÜV SÜD has estimated a hit of around 75 million euros in legal and other costs related to the disaster. Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 9:05 am
PNG puts Barrick, Zijin on notice over Porgera gold mine negotiations Government plans to take a larger share of the Porgera gold mine as part of lease-renewal talks. Reuters | August 19, 2019 | 3:30 am
Asia Gold: High prices dent buying, silver remains attractive High prices prompted Asian consumers to sell back physical gold this week to lock in profits. Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 11:20 am
China iron ore wobbles amid supply concerns, logs 4th weekly loss The most-traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange ended the session up just 0.1% at 626.50 yuan ($88.95). Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 9:56 am
China’s Huayou pulls out of Congo cobalt mine investment after price slump Prices of cobalt, a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles, have fallen by around two-thirds from their April 2018 peak. Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 9:23 am
Philippines’ top high-grade nickel ore miner set to shut down The mid-sized miner is one of more than two dozen nickel ore producers in the Philippines, China's second-biggest supplier of nickel ores. Reuters | August 16, 2019 | 5:45 am
Newcrest Mining posts 22% jump in annual profit Australia's biggest listed gold miner posted an underlying profit of $561 million for the full year ended June 30. Reuters | August 15, 2019 | 3:51 pm
Implats expects annual profit helped by metals prices Gross profit is expected to rise to 6.8 billion rand from a restated figure of 1.1 billion rand a year earlier. Reuters | August 15, 2019 | 9:29 am
EBRD to invest 25 million euros in Kosovo nickel producer Newco Ferronikeli is Kosovo's sole ferro-nickel producer and the largest exporter. Reuters | August 15, 2019 | 9:13 am