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EU looking to ban Russian gold in new sanctions package

Russia is the second largest gold mining country in the world, and its gold exports were estimated to be worth £12.6 billion in 2021.

Bloomberg News | July 1, 2022 | 8:30 am

Oil posts first monthly drop this year as OPEC hikes supply

West Texas Intermediate dropped below $106 a barrel on Thursday,…

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 2:53 pm

French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead

Deep-sea mining would involve using heavy machinery to suck up…

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 11:39 am

Volkswagen pulls out all stops to address China challenges

Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess called China the company’s “second…

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 10:57 am

Four charts reveal seismic shifts in global energy within one lifetime

Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydropower are now 13%…

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2022 | 8:59 am

ALROSA’s diamond sales drop 16% in 2020

Company's sales of rough and polished diamonds totaled $2,802 million.

Bruno Venditti | January 13, 2021 | 10:01 am

Petra Diamonds’ investors back restructuring

Majority approved plan includes reducing authorized share capital of the company by cutting the nominal value of all ordinary shares from 10p to 0.001p.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2021 | 7:15 am

Eurasian Resources subscribes to Prince Charles’ sustainable planet initiative

The Luxembourg-based miner said it wants to explore synergies to help achieve the objectives outlined by Prince Charles in the Terra Carta.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2021 | 6:15 am

Cornish Metals to float shares in London

The copper and tin miner will apply for admission of its common shares to trade on the Alternative Investment Market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2021 | 4:00 am

Lithium miner’s German smelter plan draws billionaires

Rock Tech's planned $400 million lithium refinery has attracted support from billionaires including Peter Thiel.

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2021 | 9:24 am

Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil

Country could license companies for deep-sea mining as early as 2023, its oil and energy ministry told Reuters.

Reuters | January 12, 2021 | 8:57 am

Portuguese energy group backs Savannah’s lithium project

Galp Energia could take up to a 10% stake in the Mina do Barroso lithium project by investing $6.4 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2021 | 4:08 am

Gold price rally of 2020 crushes analyst forecasts

Analysts were forecasting gold prices at $1,558.8/oz on average, up 12% from 2019, still short of the actual price by over $200.

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2021 | 11:10 am

Funds still in the driving seat as copper hits fresh highs

Copper has been wrapped into a larger reflationary trade which leaves it exposed to broader market turbulence such as a sell-off in global equity markets.

Reuters | January 11, 2021 | 8:18 am

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