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Congo civil society groups demand transparency in SOKIMO deal with AJN
The criticism follows action by Barrick to block the proposed sale of Kibali, Congo's biggest gold mine.
Lydian scores in another Armenia court decision
The Administrative Court has invalidated eight out of ten findings made by Armenia's environmental and mining inspection body.
Gold price extends losses – down $78
Coronavirus panic drops gold price by as much as 4.8% in heavy afternoon selling, fourth worst trading day in history.
Shanghai copper, zinc inventories near 3-year high as virus hits demand
Copper stockpiles rose 4.1% to 310,760 tonnes this week, while zinc inventories were up 11.8%.
Worst commodity returns since 1987 spawned by virus sell-off
Bloomberg Commodity Index slid for a fifth session Friday, in the worst performance since September 2011.
Chile mining production up 1% in January
Copper output reached 466,723 tonnes in January.
Nevsun loses bid to stop lawsuit over alleged forced labour in Eritrea
Until today, Canadian miners operating abroad could only be sued in the jurisdiction in which alleged infractions occurred.
Uzbekistan eyes stake sales in mining giants
The Navoi mining conglomerate accounts for 10% of Uzbekistan's industrial output and produces uranium, gold and other metals.
