May 27, 2020 Vale ordered to pay $1.5bn for dam burst damages Judge says funds should be used to pay potential fines related to the deadly 2019 tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho.
May 26, 2020 Sierra Metals waiting on gov’t consent to restart Yauricocha mine The extension of national lockdown in Peru could delay the mine restart until June 30.
May 26, 2020 USA Rare Earth finishes Phase 1 testing for Texas project USA Rare Earth plans to establish a domestic rare earths supply chain.
May 26, 2020 Minerals Council of Australia proposes roadmap for post-covid-19 recovery The industry group requested that the federal government adopts a series of reforms to boost the mining sector.
May 25, 2020 Gran Colombia axes merger with Gold X Guyana Goldfields rejected Gran Colombia’s proposal and entered into an amended agreement with Silvercorp.
May 25, 2020 Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project passes key milestone If permitted, Pebble would be North America’s largest mine, with an estimate resource of 6.5 billion tonnes in the measured and indicated category.
May 25, 2020 China steelmakers call for domestic iron ore output boost Steel association recommended "strategic goal" of keeping domestic output at more than 20% of demand.
May 24, 2020 Workers at China Moly’s Congo mine end one-day strike over covid-19 The workers agreed on a compromise with management over compensation for working in isolation for two months due to the covid-19 pandemic.
May 22, 2020 Rising US-China tensions halt copper price rally Massive infrastructure spending announced by Beijing does little to assuage fears of full-on trade war between world's largest economies.
May 22, 2020 Alrosa cuts 2020 production over falling demand Company is cutting its output to 28-31 m carats, compared to initial guidance of 34 m carats.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
