Europe Top Stories

Qatar invests $180m in US-backed fund to reduce China’s dominance in critical minerals

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has so far invested more than $450 million into projects across North and South America, Europe and Africa.

Staff Writer | August 7, 2024 | 8:29 am

Glencore scraps plans to ditch coal on investor pressure

Over 95% of Glencore shareholders were in favour of keeping…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2024 | 4:03 am

UK Royal Mint opens facility to recover gold from e-waste

The move would provide a more sustainable source of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2024 | 4:00 pm

Commodities face contagion as global market meltdown deepens

For commodities linked to industrial cycles, such as copper, a…

Bloomberg News | August 5, 2024 | 3:58 pm

Endeavour’s ex-CEO paid miner $1.35 million settlement after firing

The London-listed company removed Sebastien de Montessus in January amid…

Bloomberg News | August 5, 2024 | 11:26 am

European firms, banks must boost investment in critical minerals, official says

The European Commission has estimated that the EU will require 18 times more lithium in 2030 than in 2020 and fives times more cobalt.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 10:21 am

Anglo American bullish on copper outlook, cuts diamond targets

It produced 11% more copper in the first quarter, but its diamond unit De Beers saw output drop by 23% on high inventories.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2024 | 5:35 am

Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile

They are among 30 companies from 12 countries that presented plans to develop lithium extraction technology in Chile’s salt flats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2024 | 3:55 am

Boliden’s profit halves as strikes, bad weather weigh

Operating profit fell 52% from 3.41 billion in the first quarter of 2023.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 1:44 am

ABB, Boliden and Epiroc create first battery-electric trolley underground truck system

The achievement in Boliden’s Kristineberg mine marks a critical moment for the mining industry.

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 10:45 am

Potanin’s Interros calls Rusal claims about Nornickel asset sales ‘unfounded’

Rusal has alleged that the sale of some business units led to losses for Nornickel shareholders.

Reuters | April 22, 2024 | 8:11 am

Ever heard of goldene?

Sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick create a new material called goldene.

Staff Writer | April 22, 2024 | 5:14 am

Adriatic Metals takes over as operator of Bosnian silver mine

The Rupice deposit is part of Adriatic's recently opened Vares silver mine, the first operation to open in Europe in over a decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2024 | 5:04 am

Glencore and Trafigura’s sanctions games are draining the LME

The world’s two biggest metals traders plan to withdraw the metal to profit from a new multi-tiered system created by the sanctions.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2024 | 1:42 pm

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