April 8, 2020 Sumitomo warns pandemic, oil price fall to hit profit The company suspended operation at its San Cristobal mine in Bolivia and its Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar.
April 8, 2020 Philippines’ top nickel miners halt operations Nickel Asia Corp and Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc, are suspending mining and export operations in a southern province to comply with coronavirus-containment measures.
April 6, 2020 Nickel Asia to resume ore shipment as local mining ban lifted Mining operations in Surigao del Norte had been suspended from April 1.
April 3, 2020 Rio faces investor rebellion over Oyu Tolgoi US hedge fund calls for boardroom shakeup at Rio-controlled Turquoise Hill over "massive devaluation" of giant Mongolian copper project.
April 3, 2020 Gold demand soars in some hubs, lockdowns, supply woes hit others Physical bullion markets in major Asian hubs saw a sharp divide this week with some regions seeing a surge in demand, while others grappled with strained supply.
April 2, 2020 Central bank gold purchases decline 52% y/y in February The WGC believes central banks will remain net buyers in 2020.
April 2, 2020 Indonesia nickel miners urge end to export ban Indonesia, once the world's biggest nickel ore exporter, started banning exports of nickel ore in January.
April 2, 2020 Shanghai iron ore, steel futures recover from losses in early trade Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange recovered after a 3% drop earlier, ending up 0.9% at 647 yuan a tonne.
April 1, 2020 Don’t expect a crisis to be good for gold The biggest players in the market may be losing their buying appetite.
April 1, 2020 Freeport Indonesia obtains new copper export permit The permit is from March 16 this year and will last until March 15, 2021.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
