HSBC lost $200m in a day on paper as coronavirus dislocated gold market
HSBC said the issue was mainly due to an "unprecedented widening" of the price difference between US gold futures and spot gold in the London market.
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Vale to spend $2bn to cut carbon emissions 33% by 2030
Vale previously announced plans to eliminate emissions entirely by 2050.
Canada may review imminent Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger
Neither company was aware of any reasons for the notice, said Semafo, which has assets in Burkina Faso.
Freeport Indonesia ramps up coronavirus testing
Covid-19 infections in Mimika Regency, where the Grasberg mine is located on Papua island, reached 112 cases as of Sunday.
Russia, Congo, Botswana hold 80% of global diamond reserves
Russia, Congo and Botswana combined have the lion's share of the world’s 1.1 billion million carats in reserves.
Tudor Gold launches drill campaign in British Columbia
The Vancouver-based miner said that only essential personnel are allowed on the Treaty Creek project.
Researchers, industry partner to trial solar thermal energy to enhance comminution
Solar thermal heat can weaken rocks and reduce mining companies' need to use fossil fuels in mechanisms to crush and grind rock.
IAMGOLD hails drill results from Quebec project
The positive results include ore from the Astoria area and the Lac Gamble Zone on the project, 45 km. southwest of its Westwood mine.
World’s largest wealth fund blacklists Glencore, Anglo over coal
Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund is excluding some of the world's biggest commodities firms from its portfolio because of their use and production of coal.
