Wheaton hikes dividend on record gold output Company has declared its first quarterly dividend for 2020 of $0.10 per share, an 11% increase over last period. Jackson Chen | March 12, 2020 | 12:49 pm
Gold price drops more than $80 an ounce Gold price loses immunity to global financial markets carnage, recording one of the worst one day falls in futures trading history. Frik Els | March 12, 2020 | 11:40 am
Rio Tinto to pay ex-CEO’s deferred bonus with interest UK investigated payments to a consultant when Sam Walsh was the head of Rio's iron ore group. Reuters | March 12, 2020 | 11:36 am
Indonesia targets 11% increase in processed nickel output in 2020 Indonesia targets to produce this year 2.02 million tonnes of processed nickel, such as nickel pig iron and ferronickel. Reuters | March 12, 2020 | 10:39 am
Disruption: The new normal What was surprising about PDAC 2020 was how many people actually showed up, even with Covid-19 ripping around the world. Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | March 12, 2020 | 10:33 am
Alrosa relaxes payment terms for diamond contracts amid coronavirus The world's largest producer of rough diamonds in carat terms fell in February as the risks related to the spread of the virus hit demand for gemstones. Reuters | March 12, 2020 | 10:33 am
Japan can’t quit its coal habit, nine years after Fukushima Nine years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, the street lined by the trees is still uninhabitable. Bloomberg News | March 12, 2020 | 10:22 am
Palladium in record freefall with precious metals caught in rout Palladium futures slumped as much as 28% on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Bloomberg News | March 12, 2020 | 9:39 am
Kinross shuts Toronto office after employee confirmed to have coronavirus The employee is currently at home in self-quarantine. Bruno Venditti | March 12, 2020 | 8:39 am