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.
March 30, 2020 Global copper miners head for worst quarter since 2008 The BI Global Copper Competitive Peers index has slumped 37% this quarter, led by Teck, Hudbay and Freeport-McMoRan.
March 30, 2020 Vedanta to suspend operations at Namibian zinc unit Skorpion Zinc mine to be put on care and maintenance because of pit failures.
March 30, 2020 Pandemic hits beleaguered US coal industry hard Coal miners are halting operations across the country, where the death toll could reach 100,000 in the coming weeks.
March 28, 2020 Guinea partners with China-backed consortium at Simandou The Simandou deposit holds estimated reserves of more than 2 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore.
March 27, 2020 Gold stranded by coronavirus may travel on chartered flights Suppliers are in talks to use chartered or cargo flights to transport the precious metal.
March 27, 2020 Polyus to launch covid-19 response fund in Russia A portion of the fund will be allocated to the Magadan region and Yakutia, Polyus’ principal regions of operations.
March 27, 2020 Vedanta CEO resigns; zinc unit head named interim chief Vedanta has been looking to expand its zinc, silver and oil and gas business.
March 27, 2020 Bolivia’s largest mine suspends operations as virus controls tighten The San Cristóbal mine, located near the border with Chile, has suspended operations.
Cyclic Materials to build $82M rare earth recycling plant in South Carolina The new site will be capable of processing 2,000 tonnes of magnet material, with a planned expansion to 6,000 tonnes per year. January 29, 2026 | 12:56 pm
