August 24, 2023

Another metals trader says it has been hit by nickel fraud

Kataman Metals alleges it paid $3.3 million for nickel from New Alloys Trading only to discover that there was no nickel inside the containers.

August 24, 2023

Congo wants ERG copper, cobalt assets in bid to regain control

The government and state-owned miner Gecamines say ERG has been too slow to develop the deposits.

August 23, 2023

Australia sees strong demand for critical minerals over next 40 years

The government's "Intergenerational Report 2023" will forecast the global demand for lithium is projected to increase sharply through 2063.

August 23, 2023

Investors say they’ll stick with gold as Fed cycle nears end

Gold isn’t losing its allure, according to a dozen money managers who all told Bloomberg News they expect to maintain or raise their exposure.

August 22, 2023

The race to ditch Russian uranium starts in New Mexico’s desert

The $5 billion Urenco plant in Eunice supplies about one-third of US demand for enriched uranium and is in the process of boosting output by 15%.

August 22, 2023

Lithium craze sparks 1,100% stock gains as well as deep losses

Investors who bought Australian lithium stocks at the start of the year could have doubled their money or lost more than half of it.

August 22, 2023

JPMorgan’s ‘most prolific spoofer’ gets two years in prison

This was the stiffest sentence handed down yet in a recent government crackdown on questionable trading practices.

August 22, 2023

Swiss gold exports down in July due to lower shipments to China, India

Switzerland is the world's biggest bullion refining and transit hub.

August 22, 2023

US requests labor review at mine owned by Mexican billionaire

The issue involves a labor dispute at the San Martin mine in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

August 22, 2023

Sigma Lithium, eyeing buyout, sues ex-CEO and daughter-in-law over trade secrets

Sigma is accusing its former co-chief executive officer Calvyn Gardner of stealing trade secrets to undermine the company's effort to sell itself.