April 28, 2020

The next frontier: Prospecting and mining on the moon

China has achieved a milestone in lunar exploration with its robotic rover.

April 28, 2020

China’s Q1 gold consumption cut in half by virus, price spike

Consumption totalled 148.63 tonnes in January-March, down 48.2% from a year earlier.

April 28, 2020

Jiangxi Copper posts lowest profit since 2017 as virus sinks prices

First quarter profits fell 78.4% on lower copper prices in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

April 28, 2020

Tianqi Lithium doubles annual loss guidance

Tianqi's shares slumped as much as 10% on Tuesday, the lowest since November 2015.

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 27, 2020

Silvercorp to buy Guyana Goldfields in $75m deal

This transaction will create a new globally diversified precious metals producer.

April 26, 2020

China’s Yunnan launches 800,000 T metals stockpiling drive

The funds will be used to cover interests on bank loans taken out for the one-year stockpiling drive, which will include copper, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, among others.