June 17, 2020 Sudan further opens gold trade to private sector A circular approved bars government bodies from exporting gold and opens the trade to private firms.
June 16, 2020 Congo mining provinces impose new covid-19 lockdowns Cases of covid-19 have multiplied despite the imposition of short-term lockdowns.
June 16, 2020 RioZim halts production over payment delays Zimbabwe's biggest gold miner stopped production due to delays in payments for deliveries to the country's sole buyer of bullion.
June 16, 2020 Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.
June 15, 2020 Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%.
June 15, 2020 Kinross Gold boosts position in Mauritania In-principle deal with the government would give Kinross a 30-year exploitation licence for Tasiast Sud.
June 15, 2020 DRC gold worth billions being smuggled out, says UN While international regulations have succeeded in limiting the export of conflict minerals, illegal gold trade continues to support warlords.
June 12, 2020 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.
June 12, 2020 Congo miners may breach rights with virus controls Most of Congo’s mines have continued to operate amid the pandemic.
June 11, 2020 Harmony expects to be at full production by mid-July Deep-level mines were restricted to operating at 50%.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
