German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 8:22 am
Indonesia nickel ore export ban to remain Country will keep decision even as it relaxes exports of some other minerals, the director of minerals at ministry says. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 8:10 am
Fossil fuel industry in “terminal decline” — report The global market value of fossil fuels is set to collapse by almost two-thirds. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2020 | 6:57 am
Hochschild to acquire Antelope gold project in Nevada The British miner executed an option agreement with EMX Royalty. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2020 | 6:15 am
Li-ion battery demand to grow tenfold by 2029 – report Roskill predicts capacity will reach 1,800GWh before the end of the decade. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2020 | 6:10 am
Bidding war for Guyana Goldfields heats up Guyana said it received a fresh takeover bid from an unnamed miner, valuing the company at $240 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2020 | 3:50 am
GoldMining outlines 1m oz resource at Almaden According to the company, Almaden is an outcropping, low-sulphidation epithermal gold deposit related to the Northern Nevada Rift. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2020 | 3:09 pm
Mali’s industrial gold production expected to slump in 2020 Production is expected to fall by 8.3% year-over-year to 59.77 tonnes this year compared with 2019. Reuters | June 3, 2020 | 3:07 pm
Victoria continues to ramp up Eagle Gold mine in Yukon has produced 25,068 oz. of gold from the start of this year until the end of May. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 3, 2020 | 2:39 pm