Battery boom skeptics seen driving short holdings in lithium miners

Short selling of shares in lithium miners SQM, Albemarle, Galaxy and Orocobre has ballooned this year, reflecting a sign of growing scepticism.

Reuters | August 3, 2018 | 1:59 pm

Rising oil prices threaten to erode mining sector’s profitability

Miners use heavy fuel oil to generate electricity at remote sites; they also use it for transport, with large trucks and other equipment.

Reuters | August 3, 2018 | 10:49 am

Russian gold miner Polyus profits rise, antimony sales start

Earlier this year, the company said it would aim to produce up to 15 percent of global antimony output, used primarily to make fire retardants and batteries.

Reuters | August 3, 2018 | 10:36 am

India’s Goa state to push federal govt to restart mining

The resolution seeks to amend laws in Goa so that existing miners can continue to extract ore for about 20 years.

Reuters | August 3, 2018 | 10:27 am

South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater forecasts first-half profit

Sibanye-Stillwater is due to report half-year results on August 23.

Reuters | August 3, 2018 | 10:15 am

China plans tariffs on $60B of US goods in latest trade salvo

China proposed retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods ranging from liquefied natural gas to some aircraft.

Reuters | August 3, 2018 | 9:38 am

White House escalates China trade dispute to secure early breakthrough: Kemp

Trump has reportedly rejected a plan to levy tariffs of 10 percent on an additional $200 billion of imports from China and ordered aides to prepare a proposal for tariffs at the higher rate of 25 percent.

Reuters | August 2, 2018 | 5:11 pm

US Steel tumbles as investors seek more from tariff windfall

U.S. Steel Corp. fell the most among peers as a mixed bag of quarterly results left investors wondering if they would see any real benefit from trade policies that have pushed up U.S. prices of the metal.

Reuters | August 2, 2018 | 1:33 pm

China stands its ground after Trump amps up tariff threats

China vowed on Thursday to retaliate if the United States acted on a threat to raise tariffs on the Asian nation's exports, fueling fears in financial markets that the trade war between the world's two biggest economies would escalate.

Reuters | August 2, 2018 | 1:04 pm

Tahoe Resources CEO says top priority is ending Guatemala mine dispute

The new chief executive of Tahoe Resources Inc said on Thursday that his top priority is ending a long-running dispute in Guatemala that has stopped all of the mining company’s silver production.

Reuters | August 2, 2018 | 11:45 am

South African gold producers make new wage offer to unions

South African gold producers say they have offered annual wage increases of up to 7.2 percent to underground employees and up to 4.5 percent for miners and artisans, after unions rejected a previous offer last week.

Reuters | August 2, 2018 | 11:25 am

Gold miner Centamin’s core earnings beat expectations, shares rise

Gold miner Centamin Plc's quarterly core earnings topped market expectations as lower-than-estimated mine site costs and inventory-driven sales volumes offset a drop in production.

Reuters | August 2, 2018 | 11:01 am

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