April 16, 2020 Alrosa reports 9% production drop in Q1 Sales of rough and polished diamonds totalled $904 million.
April 16, 2020 Newmont says gold could top $2,000 on stimulus Newmont CEO says gold is likely to trade in a range between $1,500 to $1,750 over the next 2-5 years.
April 16, 2020 Barrick maintains 2020 guidance despite output drop It expects first-quarter gold production to fall by 8.5% due to global efforts to stop the spread of covid-19.
April 15, 2020 Zambia plans to revoke Glencore’s Mopani licenses Mopani's chief executive Nathan Bullock detained at Lusaka airport.
April 15, 2020 Barrick gets 800,000 test kits to screen workers for covid-19 Barrick's CEO said that tests had helped shield the company's operations and host communities from the virus.
April 15, 2020 Brazil mineral output drops 17% in Q1 In Q1, mining companies in Brazil produced 147 million mineral tonnes less than the same quarter 2019.
April 15, 2020 Mponeng production stays suspended until April 30 The mine is the only one of AngloGold's 14 operations where production is currently suspended.
April 15, 2020 Chile court looks at alleged Escondida breaches A lawsuit alleges damage to the environment caused by the extraction of fresh water from the Punta Negra salt flat.
April 15, 2020 Modi backs billionaire to restart mining in resort state of Goa On April 21, India’s Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing a plea by Vedanta to restart iron ore mining in the state.
April 15, 2020 China’s top lithium miner eyes stake sale Tianqi flagged losses for Q1 of 450-510 million yuan, which may force it to sell part of its stake in the Greenbushes mine in Australia.
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