China’s Q1 gold consumption cut in half by virus, price spike
Consumption totalled 148.63 tonnes in January-March, down 48.2% from a year earlier.
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BHP looks to expand iron ore exports from Port Hedland
BHP's iron ore exports last financial year totalled 238 million tonnes, around 85% of capacity.
Jiangxi Copper posts lowest profit since 2017 as virus sinks prices
First quarter profits fell 78.4% on lower copper prices in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Tianqi Lithium doubles annual loss guidance
Tianqi's shares slumped as much as 10% on Tuesday, the lowest since November 2015.
Papua New Guinea hits back at Barrick for halting Porgera
Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the gold mine on Saturday.
Romios acquires claims next to Newmont’s Arseno Lake deposit
Arseno Lake is a zinc-lead-silver-gold prospect in the northwestern part of the province.
Mongolia cancels Tavan Tolgoi’s $1 billion IPO plan
The shelved share sale would have marked at least the third effort to raise money to develop the giant coal mine.
MAS Gold reports encouraging results for Point
Flotation test work suggests average gold recoveries of over 88% with a target grind size of less than 75 microns.
Specialized Wi-Fi network supports mine operations
RCT Connect is the first communications system created to support all underground autonomous mining equipment.
