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India asks US to release funds frozen over suspected Russia diamond link – sources

India has asked the US to release $26 million belonging to at least two Indian diamond firms frozen due to their alleged trade links with Alrosa.

Reuters | August 30, 2023 | 8:28 am

Eramet to resume manganese mining in Gabon after coup

Eramet has stopped its manganese mining operations and train-transport operations…

Bloomberg News | August 30, 2023 | 7:42 am

Graphite’s dominance of anode market likely to continue in the mid-term – report

IDTechEx forecasts that graphite will remain the most widely used…

Staff Writer | August 30, 2023 | 6:06 am

Column: South Korea’s Gwangyang is the new LME aluminum battleground

LME-registered warehouses in the city currently hold 49% of all…

Reuters | August 29, 2023 | 9:21 am

Polyus H1 adjusted net profit jumps 33% y/y

Physical sales volume rose 24%, while gold output jumped 36% to 1.45…

Reuters | August 29, 2023 | 9:06 am

Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2022 | 5:05 am

Russian mining giant told it’s not welcome at gold industry bash

The London Bullion Market Association has barred Norilsk Nickel from its annual precious metals conference.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2022 | 10:35 am

Aluminum price drops on jump in LME stocks and Russian metal

Metal industry sources say there is concern that Rusal will be unable to sell its metal and will deliver it into the LME system.

Reuters | October 17, 2022 | 7:17 am

Germany looks to Mongolia in push for critical raw materials

Germany wants to expand investment in Mongolia to help secure strategically important raw materials including copper and rare earths, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Bloomberg News | October 16, 2022 | 10:44 am

Column: Record European copper premiums as buyers shut out Russia

Just as Aurubis and Codelco aim to grab market share in Europe by replacing Russian metal, they risk losing market share in Asia if large amounts of Russian copper are displaced from the European market.

Reuters | October 14, 2022 | 8:32 am

Aluminum inventories rise as clock ticks on LME ban discussion

The LME is undertaking a three-week discussion process to consider banning new deliveries of Russian supplies.

Bloomberg News | October 14, 2022 | 8:10 am

Iron ore price outlook clouded by global demand woes, supply risks

Prices set to end 2022 around $100 a tonne, dip further in 2023.

Reuters | October 14, 2022 | 7:35 am

TGIF – Gold helps Scots produce whisky more efficiently

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found a way to use gold particles to measure the maturity of whisky, which could help distillers with one of the key challenges in the production process.

Staff Writer | October 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

Lithium price jumps to fresh all-time high

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says spot market pricing will feed through to long term contracts signed by automakers.

Frik Els | October 13, 2022 | 12:11 pm

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