EMX acquires 18 Chilean royalties from Revelo The Vancouver-based firms signed a $1.16-million deal. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 30, 2020 | 6:10 am
De Beers scraps diamond sales event The coronavirus lockdowns have made it impossible for buyers to attend. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2020 | 3:45 am
BHP commits $8m to support Chile’s battle against covid-19 The world’s biggest mining company is providing financial resources to strengthen early detection. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 29, 2020 | 10:40 am
Corriente Resources’ mining camp in Ecuador set on fire The camp is part of the San Carlos Panantza mining complex. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 29, 2020 | 9:33 am
Tiny electronics can still rely on gold Engineers’ doubts around whether the yellow metal would liquify as wires become smaller have been put to rest. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 29, 2020 | 7:00 am
Namibia suspends mining operations as coronavirus lockdown takes effect On Saturday, the country entered its first day of a partial lockdown as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters | March 28, 2020 | 6:52 pm
Gold stranded by coronavirus may travel on chartered flights Suppliers are in talks to use chartered or cargo flights to transport the precious metal. Bloomberg News | March 27, 2020 | 3:07 pm
Mine closure impact on global copper supply – report Copper price collapse and containment measures are posing a significant risk to global copper mine supply, says Wood Mackenzie. MINING.COM Editor | March 27, 2020 | 3:03 pm
Polyus to launch covid-19 response fund in Russia A portion of the fund will be allocated to the Magadan region and Yakutia, Polyus’ principal regions of operations. Bruno Venditti | March 27, 2020 | 11:47 am