China’s imports of Russian coal slump as import taxes bite

The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, says investment fund.

Russia's fourth-largest gold miner has shrugged off British sanctions on its owner, Konstantin Strukov, to push ahead with the listing.

After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal company decided to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.

The accord involves building a 200-tonnes-per-year refinery.

EU diplomatic sources said last week the proposal under discussion was to ban direct diamond imports from Russia from Jan. 1.

The proposal is part of a new sanctions package to curb Russia's ability to finance its invasion of Ukraine.

The city has long been a key conduit for bullion entering the Chinese mainland — the world’s biggest consumer market.

The sanctions package also contains import bans on a number of metals.

The G7 has been weighing various proposals on how to track the origin of diamonds coming into Western markets.