March 25, 2020 World’s rich struggle to get hold of gold in ‘crazy’ moment People are now taking a no-frills approach when it comes to gold purchases.
March 25, 2020 Coronavirus may prevent Codelco from re-gaining world’s top copper miner spot Delays in upgrades and expansion projects due to measures to stop the spread of covid-19 will negatively tip the scale, say experts.
March 25, 2020 Mining in Ecuador halted as govt issues orders to stay home The novel coronavirus has now reached the country's Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
March 24, 2020 Gold faces historic squeeze with virus threatening NY shortage Concerns over supply and the rush on gold purchases has sent futures in New York skyrocketing to the highest premium over spot gold in London in decades.
March 24, 2020 Iron ore price resilience likely won’t last – report So far this year Chinese import prices have averaged more than $90 a tonne.
March 24, 2020 Gold price rockets more than $100 to seven-year high Gold is now the "currency of last resort."
March 24, 2020 Fed stimulus is ‘game changer’ for gold and analysts say buy dip Analysts believe the Fed's actions make the risk/reward for gold stocks positive.
March 24, 2020 Gemfields swings to profit in 2019, but future uncertain The emeralds and rubies miner is unsure whether scheduled auctions for 2020 will take place due to coronavirus.
March 24, 2020 Eldorado scales down operations at Lamaque mine in Quebec The move comes as the province shutters all non-essential services following a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus cases.
March 24, 2020 Gold juniors Meguma and Osprey to merge The deal creates a major precious metal explorer in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
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