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. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2020 | 8:46 am
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