April 29, 2020

Zijin warns Papua New Guinea of anger over end of Porgera

The Chinese state-owned miner said that a failure to resolve the issue could impair relations between the two countries.

April 28, 2020

Silver miners hit hardest by lockdowns — report

Nearly two-thirds of global silver production is still on hold.

April 28, 2020

Papua New Guinea hits back at Barrick for halting Porgera

Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the gold mine on Saturday.

April 28, 2020

Mongolia cancels Tavan Tolgoi’s $1 billion IPO plan

The shelved share sale would have marked at least the third effort to raise money to develop the giant coal mine.

April 27, 2020

In global electricity slump, coal is the big loser

In the US, coal’s share of power generation has dropped more than 5 percentage points since February.

April 27, 2020

Extended lockdowns to hit copper production

Antamina reported 210 positive cases of covid-19 in Peru and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.

April 27, 2020

Lockdowns and low prices generate nickel supply shock

Nickel recovered from a four-year low of $10,865 a tonne in March to a current $12,820.

April 27, 2020

Zijin axes expected gold output after losing PNG mine

It plans to speed up the construction of the Longnan Zijin project in China and look into acquisitions to offset the loss of Porgera.

April 26, 2020

Scientists turn waste polymer into battery components

The new technology involves microwaves and was tested in lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells.

April 24, 2020

Miners will weather the covid-19 storm — report

Resilience and better financial positions built over past years will shield miners, Fitch says.