March 26, 2020 South African gold shipments to London have been cut off Rand Refinery, the continent’s only gold refiner, said it’s exploring back-up plans to meet its delivery commitments.
March 26, 2020 The gold market is being tested like never before Worldwide panic over the coronavirus outbreak and a flood of stimulus by central banks has ignited demand for one of humanity’s oldest methods of storing wealth.
March 26, 2020 Glencore closes operations in four countries over coronavirus curbs Glencore joins peers such as Anglo American, Antofagasta, Codelco and Teck Resources in temporarily closing or slowing some operations.
March 26, 2020 Barrick unveils 10-year plan to become world’s most valued gold miner The strategy sees it boosting production to 5 million ounces of gold a year, with the bulk coming from its North American operations.
March 26, 2020 Sumitomo halts mines in Bolivia, Madagascar Covid-19-related measure affects the company’s San Cristobal silver-zinc-lead mine and Ambatovy nickel mine.
March 25, 2020 Sibanye to put South African operations on hold The company also reduced the number of people at its US operations.
March 25, 2020 Centamin operations in Egypt unchanged The gold miner has postponed publication of its full year 2019 results for a minimum of two weeks.
March 25, 2020 Teranga confirms Q1 guidance, exploration continues First quarter output is likely to be between the expected 85,000 to 90,000 ounces.
March 24, 2020 Syrah suspends Louisiana operations The Balama graphite operation in Mozambique remains operational.
March 24, 2020 Gemfields swings to profit in 2019, but future uncertain The emeralds and rubies miner is unsure whether scheduled auctions for 2020 will take place due to coronavirus.
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