Iron ore price set for weekly gain on prospects of improving China demand

Australian coal producers are increasingly dabbling in high-interest private loans as lenders look to replace reluctant banks that are held back by ESG concerns. 

According to analysts at Macquarie, demand for both platinum and palladium from the auto sector will start falling beyond 2025.

Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.

A senior Indonesian mining ministry official said the country was working to accelerate the approval process.

Perseus seeks to beat out Canadian rival Silvercorp Metals in acquiring the Africa-focused gold explorer.

"We are very strong on nickel fundamentals," chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer Emily Olson told the CERAWeek energy conference.

The discovery in the emerging Sore area returned significant intercepts such as 26.45 grams gold per tonne over 2.5 metres.

The military coup in July led the U.S. to suspend government funding for Dasa, but the company raised C$15 million in January.

The Saudi hub would service the Middle East, North and East Africa regions.