Prateek Gupta was last year accused by commodities giant Trafigura Group of orchestrating a massive fraud against it.

Weak platinum group metal prices are projected to last for the next 12 to 18 months.

Prices climbed as much as 1% to $9,164.50 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.

South Africa has abundant supplies of raw materials vital for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries.

While earnings fell from 2022’s blockbuster records, profits across the sector still easily eclipsed prior highlights such as in 2008-2009.

Coal production dropped 4.2% from a year earlier for January and February combined, the first year-on-year decline since September 2021.

A consortium led by Golden Energy is sounding out private credit funds to finance its $1.65 billion acquisition of South32's Illawarra coal operation in Australia.

The storm has already led to the closure of a manganese mine on Groote Eylandt island, the world’s largest producer of the metal.

Weighing as little as one gram, the beans are increasingly viewed as the safest investment bet for young Chinese in an era of economic uncertainty.

BHP has stood down around a quarter of the workers constructing its West Musgrave nickel and copper project in Western Australia.

Companies such as Arcadium Lithium and Posco Holdings are free to continue producing the metal and developing existing projects, Catamarca said.

The world’s supply of tantalum, an essential component in most computers and mobile phones, is under threat.