Lithium has been the dominant battery material for some time, but it's an imperfect one. Such batteries are not without disadvantages. The cobalt and lithium used in them aren’t particularly abundant and there is a risk of fire or explosion because lithium batteries contain a flammable organic electrolyte. In an effort to resolve these issues, scientists have been conducting research to find a dif…

According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts, the precious metal price is set to jump to a four-year high at the beginning of 2018. The yellow metal’s climb began in the last days of August, when a weaker dollar pushed it above the $1,300-per-ounce mark. Then gold hit a 10-month high, jumping 1,4 percent to reach $1,326, and it was the highest level since the US election. As Mihir Kap…

(Repeats with no changes. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters) * LME zinc call options: tmsnrt.rs/2fYeZft By Andy Home LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Zinc on Monday morning hit a fresh decade high of $3,180.50 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange (LME). Zinc bulls have been waiting a long, long time for this moment. A slow-fuse narrative of a loom…

Gold and mining expert Byron King sees the gold price passing $1,300 per ounce by the end of 2017. He says that gold may see some ups and downs in the second half of 2017, but in general it’s heading higher. That’s according to Byron King of Agora Financial – speaking from the sidelines of the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium, King said he sees the yellow metal breaching $1,300 per ounce befor…

The last year was an eventful one for the gold price. According to the most recent data from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the gold price rose about 9 percent year-on-year, while the Engelhard daily gold price fluctuated through several cycles. Read on to learn more about the top gold-producing countries of the last year, based on the most recent numbers reported by the USGS. 1. China Mine…