Electric vehicles seen driving cobalt crunch by mid-2020s Demand for electric vehicles, using cobalt in batteries, could spark a deficit of cobalt as soon as 2022. Reuters | May 25, 2018 | 10:49 am
Chinese battery firms join Responsible Cobalt Initiative German car manufacturer Daimler also joined the RCI last month. Reuters | May 25, 2018 | 10:13 am
MCX launches India’s first silver options India is the world's biggest consumer of silver, which is mainly used for jewellery making in the country. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 1:54 pm
Indian state seeks permanent closure of Vedanta’s copper smelter-officials The pollution control board of Tamil Nadu said the smelter was found last week to be preparing to resume production without permission. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 1:49 pm
Sanctions-hit tycoon Deripaska asks Kremlin to buy some of his aluminium -source Washington said the sanctions were designed to punish Moscow for its alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 11:10 am
Chile high court declines to weigh in on lithium spat at Maricunga In a written decision, it said it was "the responsibility of the lower-court judge" who is reviewing the case and was not a constitutional issue. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 10:59 am
Anglo Asian copper, gold, silver miner moots maiden dividend Anglo Asian Mining said on Thursday it was considering paying its first dividend now that it had reported a profit, cut debt and built up cash. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 10:51 am
What are “critical” minerals and what is the US going to do about them?: Andy Home The Trump administration is strategizing to reduce import reliance for metals "critical to the economic and national security of the United States." Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 10:44 am
Petra Diamonds says it urgently needs to raise $178m to cut debt Petra has been hit by production delays, strikes, a confiscated consignment of diamonds and a strong South African rand. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 10:23 am
Polyus expects 2018 gold output at top of forecast range Polyus, Russia's largest gold producer, said 2018 production was likely to be at the upper end of its forecast range of 2.375-2.425 million troy ounces. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 10:05 am
Chile’s SQM says will boost lithium capacity by 2021 Chilean miner SQM said on Thursday that it would invest $525 million to boost its lithium production capacity in Chile through 2021. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 9:44 am
Russian diamond producer Alrosa says H1 sales to exceed initial expectations Alrosa's 2018 production is expected at 36.6 million carats but its sales will be higher than its production - at about 40 million carats. Reuters | May 24, 2018 | 9:31 am
