April 8, 2012 Race on to dig more zinc mines even as glut persists Zinc miners are betting a long-running global supply glut of the metal used in steel making will turn into a deficit over the next five years as old mines run…
April 8, 2012 Swiss villagers say “nein” to $1.2 billion gold mine It is hardly surprising that Switzerland, a country known for exports of chocolate and breathtaking mountain vistas not precious metals, would reject a gold mine in its own backyard.
April 8, 2012 Russian billionaires clash over $47 billion aluminum supply deal Sual Partners Group, owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, is suing Rusal, the world's top aluminum producer and commodities giant Glencore over an aluminum supply deal worth some $47 billion.
April 8, 2012 Gold juniors available at bargain prices: Brien Lundin What do the gold market and the weather have in common? You can forecast both, but predict neither, according to Brien Lundin, chief executive of Jefferson Financial and publisher of…
April 8, 2012 Fed’s position on QE crushes silver Silver moved into the second quarter displaying a pattern investors are likely becoming all too familiar with, whereby the market shows signs of strength at the opening of the week,…
April 8, 2012 US Navy to build ship hull from titanium An Office of Naval Research funded project will produce a full size ship hull section made entirely with marine grade titanium using a welding innovation that could help bring titanium…
April 8, 2012 New regulations on gold trading introduced in Vietnam The Prime Minister has issued a decree on the management of gold trading, stipulating that the government will hold a monopoly over the production of gold bars as well as…
April 8, 2012 BHPB coal mines to be hit by new stoppages April 12 – Union Reuters reported that Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Corporation will be hit by a second work stoppage on April 12th 2012, with union workers planning to…
April 8, 2012 Chinese woman gets death sentence for gold and futures trading fraud A female trader has been sentenced to death in China's Zhejiang province for defrauding investors out of around US$15 million after losing their money through speculation in gold and futures.
April 8, 2012 Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold is moving up Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc has done well raising the dividend above 2.6%; this could make the investment a bit more attractive to investors.
Platinum deficits to persist as EV rollout slows, Valterra says A slower-than-expected adoption of EVs in some markets has helped boost sentiment around the metals. February 10, 2026 | 10:30 am
