Vale gets preliminary license to expand Serra Leste Company plans to increase the production in Pará from current 6 million tonnes per year to 10 million tonnes per year. Bruno Venditti | June 5, 2020 | 12:05 pm
Traditional owners say Rio Tinto knew importance of caves razed for mine The caves, for which Rio funded at least four excavations, revealed thousands of archaeological remnants subsequent to its 2013 approval to destroy the site. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 11:32 am
Sandfire’s Montana copper project under legal fire The Johnny Lee deposit at Black Butte represents one of the highest copper grade undeveloped projects in the world. Jackson Chen | June 5, 2020 | 11:10 am
Indonesia to ask Freeport to build copper smelter Government aims to build an integrated smelting hub in Weda Bay, a new metal industrial park. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 9:51 am
Alrosa sees covid impact lingering after Q1 slide Russian diamond producer reported an 87% slide in first-quarter net profit. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 9:30 am
Golden bulls: Visualizing the price of gold from 1915-2020 In 1915, an ounce of gold was worth $488.66 per ounce in today’s dollars and as of May 15, 2020, $1,751 per ounce. Nicholas LePan - Visual Capitalist | June 5, 2020 | 9:04 am
Gold price drops on stronger US jobs data Gold is on pace for its biggest weekly loss since the week ending May 1. Jackson Chen | June 5, 2020 | 8:20 am
Boliden sees $22m earnings hit from Kevitsa fire Production at the Kevitsa concentrating plant had been restarted. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 8:08 am
PNG threatens Barrick over alleged gold export attempt Papua New Guinea said it will take Barrick's JV to court for illegally attempting to export $13 million in silver and gold to Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2020 | 7:59 am