Trump challenge to mercury curbs seen boosting coal plants Coal-fired power plants are the largest U.S. source of mercury, and the 2012 pollution-control requirements prompted a wave of closures of the facilities. Bloomberg News | April 16, 2020 | 1:21 pm
Gold sparkles as “the great lockdown” hammers the global economy Gold and gold stocks are among the highest performing assets of 2020. Frank Holmes – U.S. Global Investors | April 16, 2020 | 12:54 pm
Alrosa reports 9% production drop in Q1 Sales of rough and polished diamonds totalled $904 million. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 16, 2020 | 12:01 pm
Skeena secures $23 million financing, shares up Shares of Skeena Resources were up 4.1% at noon EST. Jackson Chen | April 16, 2020 | 11:48 am
NAT 2020 conference canceled, says SME The next Cutting Edge Conference will be held November 9-11 in Dallas, Texas. MINING.com Editor | April 16, 2020 | 11:47 am
INTERVIEW: Víctor Gobitz, president Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers The lockdown on March 15th caught the mining industry by surprise. Global Business Reports | April 16, 2020 | 11:30 am
China’s gold market rebounds Chinese gold ETFs’ AUM reached a record high for the month of March. MINING.com Editor | April 16, 2020 | 10:44 am
Does gold really care whether coronavirus brings US deflation or inflation? The yellow metal is a safe-haven asset which may shine during both inflationary and deflationary periods. Sunshine Profits | April 16, 2020 | 10:24 am
Seaborne coal prices under pressure as demand softens in China, India Vessel tracking and port data suggests a slowing in cargo offloading in China, India and Japan in the first half of April. Reuters | April 16, 2020 | 9:34 am