June 18, 2020 Amplats targets mines at 75-80% capacity by year-end Production lost during South Africa's early lockdown would probably not be recovered, says the company.
June 18, 2020 Zambia mining revenues drop 30% due to covid-19 A plunge in copper prices has dented companies' revenues.
June 17, 2020 $37 billion gold project spend needed by 2025 Wood Mackenzie has identified around 260 projects gold miners and investors could turn to.
June 17, 2020 Congo mining revenue falls 20% on covid-19 impact While revenues are down, production of copper and cobalt hasn’t been greatly affected by the pandemic.
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.
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