Zimbabwe’s biggest diamond miner shifts sales to Dubai auctionsZimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co. has auctioned 4 million carats of stones so far this year.Bloomberg News | October 20, 2023 | 4:02 am
Lynas announces planned shutdown of Malaysia operationsThe company also reported a 21.8% fall in first-quarter revenue.Reuters | October 19, 2023 | 2:56 pm
Column: Zinc market shifts to oversupply but where’s the metal?Zinc has been the second weakest performer among the LME…Reuters | October 19, 2023 | 8:24 am
Saudi Arabia and Iran ease Mideast rift that rattled oil Countries will restore diplomatic ties, easing a geopolitical rivalry in the Persian Gulf that has unnerved oil markets. Bloomberg News | March 10, 2023 | 9:08 am
China copper exports to jump in rare deliveries to LME depots At least four major smelters are planning to deliver between 23,000 and 45,000 tons of refined copper in total to LME depots in Asia. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2023 | 9:47 am
Sanjeev Gupta takes on father’s group in metals empire reshuffle Ownership of the Simec Group will be transferred to his son from Parduman Gupta as he retires near the age of 80. Bloomberg News | March 8, 2023 | 9:22 am
Lynas gets $134 million funding from Japan to boost output Under the new deal, Japan will receive priority supply rights over Lynas's growth capacity until 2038. Reuters | March 7, 2023 | 7:53 am
Cobalt market saw record-breaking supply boom in 2022 Mined cobalt supply grew by 23% to 187,060 tons in 2022, in a supply swell that wiped out a large deficit seen in 2021. Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 4:45 pm
Iron ore slides after China seeks advice on rising prices "Some market participants with long positions liquidated their positions today to lock profits," analyst says. Reuters | March 6, 2023 | 9:49 am
China Nonferrous Metals Group in talks to invest in Kazakh copper smelter Kazakhstan's largest copper producer and miner KAZ Minerals will also participate in the project. Reuters | March 5, 2023 | 10:47 am
Japan’s top steelmaker eyes $700 million ‘green steel’ project Australia and Brazil are among possible sites. Bloomberg News | March 3, 2023 | 7:38 am
Central banks extend gold buying streak in January — report Central bank gold demand in 2023 picked up from where it left off in 2022. MINING.com Editor | March 2, 2023 | 11:59 am