Union members at Cerrejon coal mine vote to strike Cerrejon is trying to reduce, freeze and eliminate benefits for employees using the fall in coal prices as an excuse. Reuters | March 16, 2020 | 1:56 pm
Silver, platinum and palladium join massive selloff Platinum slumped the most on record, while silver touched the lowest in more than a decade. Bloomberg News | March 16, 2020 | 1:52 pm
Vale adopts home office measures amid coronavirus pandemic Company's 1,800 employees at its Rio de Janeiro headquarters will work from home. Reuters | March 16, 2020 | 1:03 pm
Lucapa’s Lulo mine resource carats up 25% Overall sales of Lulo diamonds to date total $168 million at an average price per carat of $1,900. Bruno Venditti | March 16, 2020 | 12:39 pm
Zinc 2020 price forecast revised down over supply deficit – report Zinc prices have cratered since peaking in January. Jackson Chen | March 16, 2020 | 11:40 am
Alamos buys back Island Gold NSR royalty, lowers cost guidance Miner has acquired and cancelled a 3% net smelter return (NSR) royalty payable on production from its mine in Ontario, Canada. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2020 | 11:31 am
Iron ore prices resilient, activity levels healthy – S&P Global Platts Company says that spot market has been supported by weather-related supply disruptions in Brazil and Australia. Reuters | March 16, 2020 | 9:46 am
Zero emissions targets challenge miners, oil majors The winds of decarbonization are blowing through the commodities industry. Bloomberg Opinion | March 16, 2020 | 9:45 am
LME may have a paper-filing problem if UK goes on lockdown Every day, agents print ownership certificates for metal in warehouses as far away as South Korea. Bloomberg News | March 16, 2020 | 9:19 am