March 2, 2020

PDAC 2020: Coronavirus weighs on mining outlook

Sparse attendance in Toronto convention shows impact of the virus outbreak.

March 1, 2020

Seaborne coal prices spike not expected to last long – report

Fitch Ratings predicts that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 will ease over the medium term.

February 28, 2020

China restarts rare earth capacity after closures

A new market report by Roskill looks at the impact of the disruptions.

February 28, 2020

Palladium price dives 10% one day after record high

Yesterday palladium rose to $2,875.

February 28, 2020

Shanghai copper, zinc inventories near 3-year high as virus hits demand

Copper stockpiles rose 4.1% to 310,760 tonnes this week, while zinc inventories were up 11.8%.

February 28, 2020

Worst commodity returns since 1987 spawned by virus sell-off

Bloomberg Commodity Index slid for a fifth session Friday, in the worst performance since September 2011.

February 28, 2020

Gold price plunges with biggest slide since 2013

Spot gold fell as much as 4.5%, the most intraday since June 2013, according to Bloomberg generic pricing.

February 27, 2020

Chinese metals association suggests stockpiling as virus hits demand

The start of stockpiling "can effectively alleviate the increase in inventory" at metal producers.

February 27, 2020

Canada backs Zijin Continental Gold acquisition

The deal received Investment Canada Act's approval, and all the required regulatory permits from China.

February 26, 2020

Malaysia approves 3-year licence for Lynas’ rare earths

The licence will allow it to continue processing rare earths at its $800 million plant in Kuantan.