Metal inventories pile up in factories, smelters Aluminum inventories have already climbed and are forecast to surge by 5 million tonnes by the end of 2020 to 16 million. Reuters | June 1, 2020 | 10:03 am
Gold price edges higher as US civil unrest persists Gold climbed to more than a one-week high on Monday. Jackson Chen | June 1, 2020 | 9:10 am
Rio Tinto sorry for blasting 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site Rio Tinto destroyed the Juukan Gorge caves last week while carrying out tasks related to its expansion plan in the Pilbara region. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2020 | 9:00 am
Trump’s sparring with China revives rare earths stock trade A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2020 | 8:20 am
Polyus says output could be affected by coronavirus outbreak Russia's top gold producer has reported a first-quarter net loss of $389 million. Reuters | June 1, 2020 | 8:05 am
Valterra to acquire Lima gold project in Brazil The Vancouver-based miner announced a private placement with net proceeds to be used to acquire the property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2020 | 6:20 am
FenixOro to restart Colombia exploration campaign The Canadian miner received an exemption from the Antioquia government from covid-19 work restrictions. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2020 | 6:10 am
Lundin reopening Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador Lundin had to suspend its flagship gold mine on March 22 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2020 | 5:29 am
IAMGOLD buys Monarch’s Fayolle deposit for $11.5m Monarch will use the funds to advance its flagship Wasamac gold project in Quebec. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2020 | 4:33 am