March 31, 2020 Canada Mining Association applauds 75% wage subsidy Businesses and nonprofit organizations seeing a drop of at least 30% in revenue due to covid-19 will be eligible for the program.
March 31, 2020 Premier offers Centerra $205m for Ontario project The offer consists of a $175-million cash payment and the assumption of all Centerra’s obligations under the partnership agreement.
March 31, 2020 Harmony Gold curbs output as it shuts nine mines It expects to only produce between 650kg to 700kg of gold in South Africa during the 21-day lockdown imposed by the government.
March 30, 2020 Lynas to follow Malaysia’s movement curbs extension to mid-April The Malaysian processing plant of the world's biggest rare earths producer outside China.
March 30, 2020 First batch of test kits for covid-19 aquired by Vale arrives in Brazil The test kits - produced by Chinese company Wondfo - were donated by Vale.
March 30, 2020 Argonaut and Alio announce gold-focused merger The combined company is expected to have a market capitalization of approximately C$250 million.
March 30, 2020 B2Gold resumes mining at Masbate The company expects to meet or exceed budgeted consolidated gold production for the first quarter of 2020.
March 30, 2020 First Majestic acquires 19.9% stake in GR Silver The deal gives GR 100% ownership of the past-producing Plomosas silver project in Mexico.
March 30, 2020 Excellon, Otis Gold get proxy firm backing for merger Excellon announced its intention to acquire Otis Gold last month in an all-share deal.
March 30, 2020 KGHM operating below break-even due to low copper prices, says PM The company sees no grounds to change its 2020 budget assumptions.
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