Recent rough diamond Sights yield $440M
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for De Beers’ sixth and
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BHP pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C
BHP’s climate change approach focuses on reducing operational greenhouse gas emissions, investing in low emissions technologies, promoting product stewardship, managing
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Bushveld forms vanadium electrolyte rental company
Bushveld Minerals, an integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage provider, has formed a rental service company in partnership with
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Demand for platinum strengthened despite pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the world economy on an unparalleled scale, investment demand for platinum strengthened in Q2
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Ferrochrome suffers due to production cuts in stainless steel
COVID-19 related government-imposed lockdowns in key global stainless steel producing regions during the first half of the year (H1 2020), resulted in production
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“Green” gas electricity versus coal electricity
According to Global Energy Monitor, fossil gas has been touted as a “clean” fuel, one that can serve as a
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Oil war and COVID-19 blamed for failing gas projects
GLOBAL ENERGY MONITOR: In the spring of 2020, with the onset of the Saudi–Russia oil war and COVID-19 becoming a
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The deteriorating economics of gas for power generation
According to Global Energy Monitor, power generation remains the largest use of gas, accounting for 38.5% of global demand (IEA
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Gold hits record high: Risks and rewards
Gold has been on a generally positive trend for the past few years. However, the onset of the global COVID-19
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Global iron ore consumption to drop by 2.8%
Slow demand in the automotive space will have a knock-on effect and reduce demand for iron ore, says GlobalData, a
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July 2020 crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 152.7 million tonnes (Mt)
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Global bauxite supply marginally affected by pandemic
The global bauxite mine production is expected to be marginally affected by the temporary suspension of mines due to the
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Joint venture for recycling lithium-ion batteries
Project development company Neometals, based in West Perth, Australia, and SMS group in Germany have announced the creation of a
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Has the momentum carried gold too far?
Since the market turbulence ended in March, the gold price has been making new highs and breached $2,000/oz. However, other
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Palladium: a rollercoaster ride amid COVID-19 pandemic
Palladium price managed to hold its ground above USD 2,000 per ounce in 1H2020 despite plunge in global car sales
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Gold fever dominated by ETFs in 2020
Gold-backed ETFs (exchange-traded funds) and similar products (gold ETFs) recorded their eighth consecutive month of positive flows, adding 166 tonnes
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Platinum market remains oversupplied in 2020
Platinum price was relatively stable in January-February trading in the tight range of USD900-1,000 per ounce before crashing to USD
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Reopening of Chinese economy boosts copper demand
Having started the year at USD 6,200 per tonne, copper price was hammered by coronavirus crisis in 1Q2020. By the
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Steel helps power the automotive future
As the next wave of electric vehicles (EVs) begins to hit the roads, steel is set to play a vital
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Batteries remain major consumption driver for nickel
Nickel in the first half of 2020 showed a surprising resilience averaging USD 12 475 per tonne despite a rising
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CMG sees Post-COVID19 aluminium industry in green light
The latest report by global independent research analysts, CM Group, reveals greater optimism for the aluminium industry post-Covid with global
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Hydrogen cars won’t overtake electric vehicles
by Tom Baxter. Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle,
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ATHOR Project trains refractories researchers
ATHOR (Advanced THermomechanical multiscale mOdelling of Refractory linings) is an innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary project that brings together 15 early
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AngloGold Ashanti weathers lockdown with solid performance
AngloGold Ashanti withstood COVID-19-related disruptions to deliver a solid first half production performance and a surge in free cash flow
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Graphite Industry slows down amid COVID-19
As the COVID-19 virus spread across China, the largest producer of both natural and synthetic graphite, mines and plants were
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Gold Fields doubles its profit amid rising metal price
Gold Fields reports that basic earnings per share for the six months ended 30 June 2020 (H1 2020) are expected
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Gas Bubble: Global LNG infrastructure in crisis
In the past year, the fossil gas industry worldwide has more than doubled the amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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Gold hits $2000 for the first time ever !
Gold prices hit $2000/oz for the first time, in a $23 rally yesterday. Gold was lower at the start of
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WPIC paints positive outlook for platinum automotive demand
The World Platinum Investment Council says falling vehicle sales clearly have a negative impact on platinum automotive demand. However, recent
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Gold hits record peak then retreats amid dollar strength
Gold surged to a record high of $1,984.66 per ounce yesterday due to fear over the world economy dealing with
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