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Africa faces a ‘triple whammy’ from covid-19
Sir Paul Collier addresses the ramifications of the unfolding crisis– an example of ‘radical uncertainty’.
USA Rare Earth finishes Phase 1 testing for Texas project
USA Rare Earth plans to establish a domestic rare earths supply chain.
Advancing employee engagement in mining — report
Soft skills have never been more important for the mining industry, the Global Mining Guidelines Group says.
Barrick supports higher education, community development in Zambia
The company donated 10 computers to the University of Zambia School of Mines and agreed to help repair the Kakayindu Police Post.
CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn
And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays.
US uranium output shrinks 89% in 2019
The new data comes about a month after the Trump Administration released its plans to rescue the US uranium mining industry.
YMP Toronto’s Mining Cares raises C$190k for covid-19 response
The funds go to the United Way Greater Toronto covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund.
Covid-19 impact on platinum less than feared — report
Total demand in Q1 2020 declined by 5%, while supply decreased by 19%.
Covid-19 impact on iron ore market — report
Fitch now expects iron ore production to grow by 0.8% y-o-y in 2020 compared with 4.7% y-o-y in 2019.
RANKED: World’s top 20 gold projects
The combined ounces in the ground for the top 20 projects is north of 900 million and at today's prices worth a mouth-watering $3.7 trillion.
