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Mitsubishi Materials unveils boardroom shake-up as data tampering scandal deepens

The boardroom shake-up comes a few days after fresh cases of misconduct at its Naoshima copper smelter and refinery in western Japan was found.

Reuters | June 11, 2018 | 12:09 pm

There’s too much uranium in India’s water, and nobody’s watching it

A study conducted by researchers at Duke University found high levels of uranium contamination in India’s groundwater supply.

Business Insider | June 11, 2018 | 8:29 am

China’s CITIC grabs stake in Ivanhoe Mines for $560 million

CITIC Metal will own 20% of the Canadian miner, which makes its biggest shareholder.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2018 | 6:00 am

Asia Gold-Demand quiet amid small price moves, India discounts widen

Benchmark spot gold prices have moved since last Friday's close, with the spread between its highs and lows the narrowest of any week since August 2007.

Reuters | June 8, 2018 | 11:48 am

Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant

The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt cell capacity per year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2018 | 6:55 am

Scotiabank to scrap half its metals business- sources

ScotiaMocatta is curtailing lending to the physical metals supply chain and would refocus on major corporate clients.

Reuters | June 7, 2018 | 11:32 am

Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals

The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2018 | 5:58 am

India’s May gold imports plummet as price rally dents demand

The country's gold imports in the first five months of 2018 fell 39.4 percent from a year ago to 274.2 tonnes, data compiled by GFMS showed.

Reuters | June 6, 2018 | 9:38 am

Gold jewelry sales recovering in China, but platinum left on the shelf

Chinese jewelry sales are a key component of global demand for both physical gold and platinum, accounting for 14% and 16% of consumption respectively.

Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 2:22 pm

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