Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age

Archaeologists identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2022 | 6:36 am

Hedge funds lose court fight for LME disclosure of nickel crisis communications

The firms are challenging moves by the LME, which cancelled about $3.9 billion worth of trades on March 8.

Bloomberg News | December 23, 2022 | 7:43 am

New calls for banning coal as punishment at Christmas

An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.

Staff Writer | December 23, 2022 | 6:38 am

Prices will fall across metals and mining in 2023 – Woodmac

Commodity research firm says production growth, weaker demand and negative sentiment in the industry will see iron ore, copper and industrial metals sink next year.

Staff Writer | December 22, 2022 | 10:49 am

BHP set to face $12 billion UK suit over Brazil dam disaster

An eight-week hearing is scheduled to proceed almost nine years after the dam collapse.

Bloomberg News | December 22, 2022 | 9:22 am

Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer

Scientists are proposing the idea of ditching coal and natural gas to produce nitrogen fertilizer.

Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 7:07 am

Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024

The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 6:13 am

Burkina Faso denies it paid Russian fighters with mine rights

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused a controversy by stating last week that Burkina Faso had hired mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to help it fight Islamist militants.

Reuters | December 20, 2022 | 2:31 pm

Aurubis plans 530 million euros in new investments

Europe's largest copper smelter Aurubis scrapped its existing dividend policy and announced the growth-oriented investments on Tuesday.

Reuters | December 20, 2022 | 11:07 am

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“New” mineral discovered in abandoned gold mine dumps

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Citi’s mega metals trade shows global markets turning to glut

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