Top miners in good position to weather covid-19 – report PwC forecasts that miners will take a hit to EBITDA of approximately 6% in 2020. MINING.com Editor | June 12, 2020 | 12:13 pm
B2Gold doubles quarterly dividend Company also expects to increase annual dividend from $0.04 to $0.08 per share. Jackson Chen | June 12, 2020 | 12:09 pm
Appia to drill at world’s 2nd richest rare earth prospect Alces Lake is located north of Lake Athabasca and the Athabasca Basin, about 34 km east of Uranium City. Amanda Stutt | June 12, 2020 | 11:49 am
Artemis raises $114m to fund Blackwater purchase Company will use the proceeds to fund the initial payment of C$140 million. Jackson Chen | June 12, 2020 | 10:05 am
Congo miners may breach rights with virus controls Most of Congo’s mines have continued to operate amid the pandemic. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2020 | 9:05 am
Insurers distance from Adani project amid global coal backlash The pushback comes after it was reported that three major insurance groups charged Adani for policies covering work at Carmichael since November. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2020 | 8:56 am
Evrim and Renaissance join in ‘merger of equals’ The new company will have a royalty portfolio that includes a 2% net smelter return royalty on First Majestic’s Ermitano West gold deposit in Sonora. Northern Miner Staff | June 12, 2020 | 8:56 am
India’s NMDC halts key iron ore mine The 6 million tonnes per annum Bacheli mine is NMDC's largest, accounting for nearly 40% of its annual production capacity. Reuters | June 12, 2020 | 8:20 am
Rio Tinto chief says sorry for sacred caves blast Australia's Senate agreed to begin a national inquiry into how the destruction of two ancient and sacred Aboriginal caves occurred. Reuters | June 12, 2020 | 7:52 am