April 3, 2020 Brazil shuts 47 mining dams deemed unsafe More than half of them belong to Vale, whose Córrego do Feijão mine’s tailings collapsed last year, releasing a torrent of mining waste that killed about 270 people.
April 2, 2020 Golden Minerals stock up on promising PEA Shares of Golden Minerals rose by 20% at Thursday's market close.
April 2, 2020 Central bank gold purchases decline 52% y/y in February The WGC believes central banks will remain net buyers in 2020.
April 2, 2020 Gundlach sounds alarm on ‘paper gold’ ETFs raking in billions The 'bond king' has a warning for investors piling into gold-backed ETFs: Don’t think you’ll get the physical metal back.
April 2, 2020 Bargain hunters forecast to seek silver lining in precious metal’s slump The global sliver market could be undersupplied for a third year.
April 2, 2020 Centamin appoints new CEO Martin Horgan, co-founder of a gold company acquired by Resolute Mining last year, is taking the post.
April 2, 2020 Shanghai iron ore, steel futures recover from losses in early trade Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange recovered after a 3% drop earlier, ending up 0.9% at 647 yuan a tonne.
April 2, 2020 Mexico mining halt to hit silver supply The country is the world's largest miner of the metal, accounting for roughly 23% of world production.
April 1, 2020 2020 copper production forecast trimmed to 21mt GlobalData now forecasts output growth of 1.9% this year compared to the original forecast growth rate of 3.4%.
April 1, 2020 Barrick exec sells $50m stake Exec chairman John Thornton sells half his stake in gold miner for "personal portfolio considerations."
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
