LME clearing house reshuffles managementLME clearing house has reshuffled its management team with the appointment of a new COO, a CRO and head of clearing risk.Reuters | February 2, 2024 | 7:40 am
Germany invests $1.1bn to counter China on raw materialsThe state fund will focus on cobalt, copper, lithium, silicon,…Bloomberg News | February 2, 2024 | 5:13 am
Glencore reports lower 2023 copper, nickel, cobalt output; flags further fallsOther producers including BHP have put nickel projects on ice…Reuters | February 1, 2024 | 7:56 am
Siemens Gamesa to cut reliance on China for rare earths, permanent magnets Siemens Gamesa last month signed a deal with Australia's Arafura Rare Earths to procure 200 tonnes of materials a year. Reuters | May 25, 2023 | 9:19 am
From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite Records show the Gulf state imported 75.7 tonnes of Russian gold worth $4.3 billion - up from just 1.3 tonnes during 2021. Reuters | May 25, 2023 | 8:56 am
Eni and Sonangol to broaden cooperation on biofuels, minerals The agreement was inked in Rome on the occasion of the Angolan President's state visit to Italy. Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 10:32 am
Italian utility Iren aims to recycle rare metals in push to cut imports Iren plans to invest more than $10 million to build a new site to recover gold and palladium, and another one to recycle solar panels. Bloomberg News | May 24, 2023 | 8:09 am
Nornickel now earns nearly half of its revenue in Asia In the first three months of 2023, Asia accounted for 45% of the company’s revenue. Bloomberg News | May 24, 2023 | 7:42 am
A new “age of palladates” may be underway A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well. Staff Writer | May 24, 2023 | 6:00 am
Copper-gold ratio suggests recession ahead The Gundlach ratio, which measures the relationship between copper and gold, is trading near the lowest levels since the start of 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 23, 2023 | 11:06 am
Column: Aluminum is the West’s critical minerals blind spot Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 9:32 am
Microbes help deal with uranium in groundwater, spent nuclear fuel repositories A chemical process for the removal of uranium from groundwater has been discovered. Staff Writer | May 23, 2023 | 6:10 am