March 18, 2020 Copper price meltdown sinks mining stocks Copper price plunge accelerates – down nearly 9% Wednesday – as producers announce production and construction halts.
March 18, 2020 South America lockdown starting to hit base metals supplies Analysts at Fastmarkets believe the extended closures and logistical jams could see supply of base metals produced in the region restricted.
March 18, 2020 After the rout, platinum and palladium face more turmoil before recovery Platinum has plunged 40% and palladium 45% from February highs as efforts to contain coronavirus stifled the global economy.
March 17, 2020 Midas Gold secures $35m financing from Paulson Shares of Midas Gold were up over 21% at market close Tuesday.
March 17, 2020 Investors turn sour on silver in worst losing streak since 1983 Silver futures for delivery in May slipped 2.5% to settle at $12.735 an ounce on the Comex in New York.
March 17, 2020 Gold price rebounds – biggest rally since June 2016 After steep losses "gold is starting to act like how it should act” amid massive monetary and fiscal stimulus in response to the pandemic.
March 17, 2020 Sabina defers spring drilling at Back River The Goose site at Back River is accessible by air only.
March 17, 2020 Copper price sinks as China faces first GDP drop since 1976 Copper drops to lowest since 2016 after post-outbreak economic data show China industrial production, fixed asset investment shrink by most on record.
March 17, 2020 LME to suspend ring trading next week LME to suspend open-outcry trading after Britain imposed restrictions to fight coronavirus.
March 16, 2020 Silver, platinum and palladium join massive selloff Platinum slumped the most on record, while silver touched the lowest in more than a decade.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
