April 28, 2020 Scotiabank to close its metals business Scotia was for years the world’s biggest lender to the physical precious metals industry.
April 28, 2020 Mining union tells workers not to return to Harmony Gold mine The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has told members not to return to work at Harmony Gold's Target mine on Friday.
April 28, 2020 World’s mine workers resist quick restart amid coronavirus Unions in both South Africa and Peru are openly encouraging members not to return to mines.
April 28, 2020 S. Africa mining firms work together against covid-19 as mines reopen companies are setting up shared quarantine facilities for miners testing positive for covid-19 and are discussing other ways to cooperate.
April 28, 2020 Aton gets three more years to explore in Egypt The extension allows Aton to continue exploration work on the Abu Marawat gold concession.
April 28, 2020 China’s Q1 gold consumption cut in half by virus, price spike Consumption totalled 148.63 tonnes in January-March, down 48.2% from a year earlier.
April 28, 2020 Papua New Guinea hits back at Barrick for halting Porgera Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the gold mine on Saturday.
April 28, 2020 Romios acquires claims next to Newmont’s Arseno Lake deposit Arseno Lake is a zinc-lead-silver-gold prospect in the northwestern part of the province.
April 27, 2020 MAS Gold reports encouraging results for Point Flotation test work suggests average gold recoveries of over 88% with a target grind size of less than 75 microns.
April 27, 2020 Seabridge releases KSM PEA with improved economics Study suggests large underground block cave mine at the Iron Cap deposit, with one third of the planned production sourced from open pits at the site.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
