May 27, 2020

South Africa’s deep mines grapple with thousands returning to work

Social distancing, screening and testing will hamper the country’s deep-level mines.

May 26, 2020

Pandemic to cut S.Africa’s mining output by 8-10%

Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said it would take a month for its mines to fully ramp up.

May 26, 2020

Sienna to acquire EMX’s Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Finland

Both Sienna and EMX are focusing their efforts in northern Europe.

May 25, 2020

Spearmint Resources acquires Ontario PGM project

The Vancouver-based company took a hold of the Escape Lake North property near Thunder Bay.

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.