August 11, 2020 Mining M&A deals over $8.8 billion in Q2 – report GlobalData reports an increase of 29% over the previous quarter.
August 11, 2020 PNG to lift lockdown despite surge in covid-19 cases Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is pressing ahead with plans to lift lockdown measures in the Pacific nation this week.
August 9, 2020 Coronavirus case emerges at second mine in Papua New Guinea An employee at the Lihir Mine owned by Newcrest Mining tested positive for the disease.
August 7, 2020 China copper imports surge to record as arbitrage pulls in metal Arrivals of unwrought copper and copper products into China were 762,211 tonnes last month, up 16.1% from June.
August 7, 2020 Sumitomo predicts record loss as covid-19 hits nickel project Japanese company forecasts a record net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the year to March.
August 6, 2020 Gold price breaks new record Gold reached a new all-time high of $2,069.21/oz Thursday, while gold ETF holdings continue to rise.
August 6, 2020 PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections.
August 6, 2020 New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
August 5, 2020 INTERVIEW – John Reade, Chief Market Strategist, WGC From an investment perspective, the North American market and Europe have been particularly active.
August 5, 2020 Canadian miner’s multi-million dollar suit against Kazakhstan dismissed An international tribunal has dismissed a nearly $1 billion claim brought by Canada's Gold Pool JV ver a botched deal to operate gold mines in Kazakhstan.
Key Chinese Rio Tinto shareholder backs Glencore bid to gain copper access Chinalco is already in talks with authorities and is expected to back the ambitious tie-up, Bloomberg sources said. January 19, 2026 | 07:36 am
