The companies’ bans apply only to newly mined gems, meaning Russian diamonds will still be available in their stores for at least several months.

Powerful clouds of the greenhouse gas methane have been observed by satellite near a coal-mining basin in Alabama, highlighting an often overlooked climate impact from the dirtiest fossil fuel. 

Margins are way above historical norms, and such a drastic divergence of price and production cost cannot last indefinitely, says WoodMac.

Elevated inflation prints “and geopolitical uncertainty should drive gold modestly higher,” analysts at Morgan Stanley said.

The production test facility was nominated for the Arizona Forward award categories of ‘circular economy solutions’ and ‘technology innovation’.

Gold is among the safest of havens in times of war, or any other type of geopolitical instability.

High inflation is in favour of precious metals and it is "not going to go away anytime soon," analyst said.

Global copper mine production grew on average 2.3% in 2021, from a low base.