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. Reuters | February 28, 2020 | 7:40 am
Two years on, Elon Musk’s big battery bet is paying off in Australia The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery is helping to avert blackouts and lower costs. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2020 | 7:36 am
Full Metal interested in GSP’s Olivine Mountain property The Vancouver-based miner wants to acquire a 60% interest in the Olivine Mountain property in British Columbia. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 28, 2020 | 6:15 am
Gold price plunges with biggest slide since 2013 Spot gold fell as much as 4.5%, the most intraday since June 2013, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2020 | 6:12 am
Newcrest extends Paterson footprint with Antipa deal Australia's largest gold miner could earn up to 75% of the southern portion of the junior's landholding in the Paterson Province. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2020 | 3:51 am
S.Africa’s Northam Platinum half-year earnings more than triple The company reported a three-fold increase in interim earnings. Reuters | February 27, 2020 | 9:01 pm
ICA creates global standard for responsible copper The Copper Mark uses Risk Readiness Assessment to address 32 issue areas across ESG topics. MINING.com Editor | February 27, 2020 | 4:30 pm
Crude market hit by coronavirus demand shock – report Demand should recover sharply in the second half of 2020. Jackson Chen | February 27, 2020 | 4:09 pm
Lynas half-year profit plunges on Malaysia expenses amid weak market The company reported profit after tax of A$3.9 million for the six months ended Dec. 31. Reuters | February 27, 2020 | 3:26 pm