Catalytic converter thefts soar due to rocketing value of precious metals they contain Some police forces saw thefts rise by more than 400 per cent due to gangs Thefts across England, Wales and Northern Ireland risen by 104 per cent Rare metals that are found in catalytic converters are more valuable than gold By Rebecca … Read more
As the global economy accelerates out of a pandemic-induced slump and to a greener future, there is one thing it is likely to need: metals. They are required in industry and manufacturing, while some are essential for green technology. Such demand is the prime reason why investment house Amati Global Investors has just launched its … Read more
Canadian mineral exploration company Cornish Metals is set for a London float after buying two UK sites By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 13 January 2021 Cornish Metals is to float on the LSE Cornish Metals is to float on the London … Read more
Future space miners working on Mars or the Moon could be using bacteria to extract useful metals and minerals from rocks rather than drills and tools, study finds. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh designed experiments to run on the International Space Station that proved using microbes to recover valuable resources could work in zero … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Jubilee Metals makes money by processing the waste produced by other mines By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 October 2020 What is it? An AIM-listed company that processes and extracts metals from the waste produced by other mines, which … Read more
What brass! Eco peer who runs oligarch’s giant metals firm pollutes House of Lords rules By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 01:17 BST, 4 October 2020 Lord Barker of Battle took a break from running oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s giant metals firm last week to deliver … Read more
The coronavirus gold rush: Value of London’s biggest precious metals miners soars by £11bn so far this year By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 10 August 2020 More than £11billion has been added to the value of London’s biggest precious metals miners so far … Read more
The Moon has a bonanza of metals like iron and titanium deep below its surface, according to NASA, raising questions over a long held formation theory. The leading theory claims that the Moon formed out of the wreckage created when a Mars-sized planet called Theia collided with the young Earth 4.5 billion years ago. If … Read more
Gold, silver and platinum: How investors are taking a shine to precious metals The number of first-time buyers in precious metals over the past three months has been running at five times the level of last year Over the past year, gold has performed the strongest, rising in sterling by 28% By Jeff Prestridge for … Read more
The mysterious crater in Siberia that’s five miles wide, has a 2,000ft-high ridge and contains so many precious metals it’s known as ‘treasure mountain’ The geological wonder – the Kondyor Massif – is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock This volcanic rock pushed up through 5,000 miles of mantle a billion years or … Read more