A miraculous covid-19 recovery but Dr Copper needs more tests LME three-month copper ended the first half of the year at $6,015 per tonne, up a whopping 38% from March lows. Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 9:14 am
Metals X to sell copper assets as shareholder fight leads to cash crunch The assets include the Paterson exploration project, Nifty copper operation and Maroochydore copper project. Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 9:10 am
Codelco says more pandemic restrictions would be ‘catastrophic’ The miner giant had held output and shipments of copper steady despite the growing crisis. Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 8:51 am
Pandemic helps Russia tighten its grip on palladium Nornickel’s operations have barely missed a beat, while its main rivals in South Africa are struggling to ramp up production. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2020 | 8:21 am
Greatland Gold wins ballot for exploration licence in Western Australia The win means that Greatland’s application for the license has priority and will be processed ahead of other competing applications. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2020 | 6:15 am
Blue Star Gold to kickstart work on Nunavut projects The decision was a response to the Exposure Control Plan and the Health & Safety Plan that the miner submitted to the territorial Department of Health. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2020 | 6:15 am
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine leaves at least 162 dead Triggered by heavy rain, the mudslide swept through a mine in Kachin state. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2020 | 5:53 am
Endeavour becomes West Africa’s top gold miner With the acquisition of Semafo completed, Endeavour expects to produce more than one million ounces of gold this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2020 | 3:58 am
Gold futures fall from eight-year high on factory data, vaccine The metal is still up about 17% this year. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2020 | 1:52 pm