May 6, 2020 Barrick cuts 2020 guidance, faces $191m bill in PNG Dispute with PNG over Porgera mine has done what a pandemic did not — dent the gold miner’s expected output for the year.
May 6, 2020 Russia questions legality of US-planned moon mining pact The Kremlin says legal framework for mining on the moon should be examined to make sure it complies with international laws.
May 5, 2020 Funds don’t buy into Doctor Copper’s recovery story Copper has staged a partial recovery from its initial covid-19 price shock.
May 5, 2020 Rio Tinto’s top investors face off over emissions cut plan Investor advisory groups are divided on whether shareholders should ask Rio to set targets on scope 3 emissions.
May 4, 2020 Most top miners failing Paris Agreement goals Eight of the world’s top ten largest miners are not doing enough to help meet global climate goals, study shows.
May 4, 2020 Aurubis gets EU approval for Metallo takeover Aurubis agreed to buy Metallo for 380 million euros as part of an acquisition-led expansion into other metals alongside copper.
May 3, 2020 Miners resume operations in Peru, Bolivia In both countries, miners will have to comply with strict health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of covid-19.
May 3, 2020 Glencore’s Zambia subsidiary to resume mining operations temporarily Mopani will resume activities for 90 days but still expects to place its mining operations on care and maintenance afterwards.
May 3, 2020 Copper market heading for 200,000-300,000 tonne surplus in 2020 – Antofagasta chief Antofagasta chief executive said operation halts at some mines are offsetting depressed demand due to the covid-19 pandemic.
May 1, 2020 Negative crude oil price, industrial materials update The world was oversupplied at any rate and then a whole bunch of demand went away and it didn’t go away slowly.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
