Europe’s largest lithium project fully funded The Cinovec lithium and tin project in Czech Republic, funded to construction, could become the first EU producer of battery-grade lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2020 | 10:09 am
Mine shutdowns plague metals even as some slowly return to work The fallout is difficult to quantify as countries extend, revise or relax measures to contain the crisis. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2020 | 9:32 am
Major miners braced to weather coronavirus, but cash-poor minnows in peril Gold miners are well placed to weather the downturn, but those in energy and battery materials will struggle. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 9:21 am
Lockdown to cut Gold Fields’ South Deep output Company expects to lose 32,000 ounces of production. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 9:01 am
Amplats targets $211 million in savings to offset lockdown losses The company has suffered a 7% drop in first-quarter output of platinum group metals. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 8:11 am
Sibanye-Stillwater pulls 2020 outlook, to resume South African ops The firm said it would resume gold and platinum operations in South Africa in the next two weeks. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 8:04 am
MMG copper output sinks on Peru force majeure Production declined 20% in Q1 due mainly to disruptions at its Las Bambas mine in Peru. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2020 | 7:07 am
Royal Road inks deal with informal miners in Colombia The Jersey-based company is working towards formalizing La Esmeralda gold mine, an informal gold operation in the Nariño district. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2020 | 6:30 am
Canada’s Riverside gets new drill permit in Mexico The company is conducting an exploration campaign at its Los Cuarentas gold project in Sonora. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 23, 2020 | 6:30 am