Topic: Commodities — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Colombia] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: In the country’s north, mining has ravaged Indigenous lands and lives for decades. Is history repeating itself as renewable energy schemes arrive on their doorstep?
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[2026-05-22 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Tugboats pull barges loaded with coal on the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The government seeks to control exports of coal, palm oil and nickel through a new state body in a push to boost state revenue. © AP
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[2026-05-22 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-22 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang joined U.S. President Donald Trump's delegation for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. © Reuters
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[2026-05-22 16:46 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts recently reported to the ASX, led by Aldoro Resources’ huge 503.98m critical metals intercept in Namibia. Pantoro Gold also jagged gold up to 189.84g/t at Norseman, while Mithril struck 9.65m at 7g/t gold and 370g/t silver at Copalquin in Mexico.
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[2026-05-22 15:39 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Flagship Minerals has secured firm commitments for A$2.75 million in a strategic placement to fast-track its newly upgraded flagship Isidora gold project in Chile. The key capital raise will directly fund upcoming technical workstreams and engineering feasibility studies.
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[2026-05-22 14:50 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Queensland government will put millions of dollars towards an ecotourism venture in the Gold Coast hinterland, with a camping ground and zipline development bordering protected land.
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[2026-05-22 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Alexander Ong, an activist from the UNDI18 youth activist group, is among the Malaysians unhappy about rare earths processed in the country being supplied to the U.S Department of Defense. (Amy Chew)
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[2026-05-22 12:53 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dateline Resources has taken a big jump towards gold production in North America, appointing global project management heavyweight Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to coordinate construction at its wholly owned Colosseum gold project in California.
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[2026-05-22 11:06 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profits
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[2026-05-22 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Filipino soul is a tapestry woven from the gold of ancient integrity and the resilient threads of “kapwa,” yet today it finds itself frayed by the relentless winds of a globalized, transactional age.
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[2026-05-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two months ago, at the end of March, we reported that Turkey was aggressively dumping its gold reserves in a panic scramble to obtain dollar funding, which Erdogan's regime was using to keep the Turkish lira from crashing, and to also pay for energy imports which had suddenly soared in price as a result of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-21 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This photo provided by NOAA shows a field of manganese nodules in deep waters off of Hawaii during the Hohonu Moana (deep water) expedition in 2015. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP)
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[2026-05-21 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo provided by NOAA, a Parapagurus sp. crab with a coral on its back walks across a field of ferromanganese nodules on the seafloor of Gosnold Seamount, explored during Dive 16 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. (NOAA via AP)
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[2026-05-21 17:20 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has acknowledged growing concerns that changes to capital gains tax could impact Western Australia’s mining industry – particularly mineral exploration, which has been labelled as the nation’s “original startup”.
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[2026-05-21 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, palm oil and nickel, is set to take control of exports of these commodities and potentially "other strategic mineral resources" through newly-established Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-21 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEN. Christopher "Bong" Go filed on Monday, May 18, Proposed Senate Resolution 398 commending and congratulating the Gilas Pilipinas Women's 3x3 Team for winning the silver medal in the 2026 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Asia Cup, marking the country's best finish and first podium placement in the women's tournament.
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[2026-05-21 16:39 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 21, 2026 16:39 | News
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[2026-05-21 16:39 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 21, 2026 16:39 | News
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[2026-05-21 16:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: West Wits Mining has bagged a major ZAR 875 million (A$74.4M) senior funding deal with two of South Africa’s most heavy-hitting financial institutions, Absa Bank and Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking.
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[2026-05-21 16:01 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lim Ae-ji of South Korea's national boxing team won a gold medal at the 63rd Belgrade Winner Tournament, raising expectations ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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[2026-05-21 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-21 14:02 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fresh off a string of high-grade drill hits and stellar metallurgical results, Advance Metals has moved to consolidate its ownership of the high-grade Myrtleford and Beaufort gold projects in Victoria’s goldfields.
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[2026-05-21 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry has awarded the Eungwan (Silver) Order of Cultural Merit to iconic theater actor Yoon Seok-hwa, who died late last year, sources said Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 12:21 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Mining giant Fortescue says the Queensland government’s bid to claw back nearly $66 million for a failed green hydrogen project is an “overreach” that risks discouraging future investment in the state.
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
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[2026-05-21 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Persian Gulf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A national energy and chemical hub being built on a 15,500 sq m site in the Gobi Desert is set to modernise coal mining
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[2026-05-21 07:07 UTC+10:00] [Woodson, Robert L Sr] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: Robert L. Woodson Sr., a leader of the Black conservative movement who for a half-century worked to fight racism, poverty and crime in Black American communities by promoting self-help solutions and opposing government assistance, died on Tuesday at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He was 89.
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[2026-05-21 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 7:01am
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[2026-05-21 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 6:41am
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[2026-05-21 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The suspects are accused of bringing undeclared gold to sell in Japan, with some of the proceeds then taken back to Hong Kong. © Reuters
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[2026-05-21 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-05-21 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: TORONTO (AP) — Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. has signed a non-binding agreement with Gillon Capital LLC, a family office linked to a former adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, that would allow Gillon to buy a majority stake in the company as it navigates sanctions on its operations in Cuba.
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[2026-05-20 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Sadiki Patrick, 40, is still grappling with the loss of his 15-year-old daughter, Judith, in Mongbwalu, a mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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[2026-05-20 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury chief Christopher Hui also says city opted against separate regulatory authority for digital assets to support ‘convergence’
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[2026-05-20 20:27 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treasury chief Christopher Hui also says city opted against separate regulatory authority for digital assets to support ‘convergence’
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[2026-05-20 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers walk near coal barges in Palembang, Indonesia: Commodity producer shares fell on May 20, after the government announced new export controls. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 19:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move marks one of the bloc’s most concrete steps to reduce reliance on China for elements vital to defence and tech
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[2026-05-20 19:29 UTC+10:00] [Italy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move marks one of the bloc’s most concrete steps to reduce reliance on China for elements vital to defence and tech
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[2026-05-20 17:56 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: LONDON – Japanese garden designer Kazuyuki Ishihara won a silver-gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show that opened in London on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-20 16:43 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 20, 2026 16:43 | News
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[2026-05-20 16:43 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: May 20, 2026 16:43 | News
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[2026-05-20 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Workers walk near coal barges in Palembang, Indonesia: Commodity producer shares fell on May 20, after the government announced new export controls. © Reuters
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[2026-05-20 15:17 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Critica Limited has secured $300,000 in non-dilutive R&D funding from Western Australian government-backed sources to accelerate metallurgical studies at its massive Jupiter rare earths project near Mt Magnet in the state’s Mid West region.
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[2026-05-20 14:32 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Aguia Resources has delivered a dramatic operational turnaround at its wholly owned Santa Barbara gold project in Colombia, driving processing plant head grades up to almost 12 grams per tonne(g/t) gold.
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[2026-05-20 12:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Mining and Metals Industry
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[2026-05-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new models, in a range of gold and steel alloys, are the first watches to attain Master Chronometer certification without a seconds hand
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[2026-05-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Sedna] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The new models, in a range of gold and steel alloys, are the first watches to attain Master Chronometer certification without a seconds hand
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[2026-05-20 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 10:29am
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[2026-05-20 05:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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