May 21, 2020 CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending.
May 20, 2020 CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays.
May 20, 2020 Elephant platinum coins sell out in South Africa Over 2,000 coins featuring an elephant were sold out to US and Asian investors after being minted in March.
May 19, 2020 Covid-19 impact on platinum less than feared — report Total demand in Q1 2020 declined by 5%, while supply decreased by 19%.
May 17, 2020 South Africa’s Impala closes platinum mine due to coronavirus cases Implats identified 19 positive cases of covid-19 during the week, all of them asymptomatic.
May 14, 2020 Nornickel uses freight flights for exports amid covid-19 Company said that deliveries to clients had not been affected despite the disruptions to passenger flights.
May 14, 2020 Group Ten encouraged by new soil anomalies at PGE project in Montana The Canadian miner reported precious metal values up to 1.16 g/t Pt, 0.46 g/t Pd, and 0.47 g/t Au in soil.
May 13, 2020 Ivanhoe hits more high grades at Kakula Underground development is also over 4 kilometres ahead of schedule.
May 13, 2020 Platinum giant says lockdown in South Africa risks killing mines Mines need to be at a minimum of 75% to 80% capacity to be viable, says Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman.
May 12, 2020 Sibanye Stillwater first quarter earnings surge on strong metal prices Adjusted EBITDA rose to 11.13 billion rand ($601.10 million) for the quarter.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
