May 4, 2020 Gold bars fight covid-19 kits for space on the plane With global travel at a standstill, precious metals industry is scrambling for alternative ways to keep the market moving.
May 4, 2020 Swiss gold refineries reopen as virus lockdown eases The world’s biggest gold refinery will operate at around 85% of normal levels.
May 1, 2020 Silver’s epic mean reversion Silver had never been cheaper relative to gold and this wildly-unprecedented anomaly is incredibly bullish for the white metal.
May 1, 2020 Gold price set for biggest weekly decline since March The metal is still set for its best month in nearly a year, but on pace for a 2% loss for the week.
May 1, 2020 Coal demand set for biggest annual drop since World War II Global coal demand is estimated to fall by 8%.
April 30, 2020 CHART: Covid-19 disrupts $6.9 billion of global mining output New report shows operations at 260 mines in 33 countries have been suspended – South Africa, US, Mexico hardest hit.
April 30, 2020 Belarus scores potash contract with Chinese consortium It's the first muriate of potash (MOP) contract since September 2018.
April 30, 2020 Nornickel draws on credit lines to build cash buffer Earlier, the company reported a fall in first quarter palladium and nickel output.
April 30, 2020 Glencore joins mining industry’s rush to cut spending Swiss miner and trader reduces capital expenses by $1 billion, outlines production impact of covid-19.
April 29, 2020 Rusal alumina plant in Ukraine may temporarily suspend output The plant said its supplies of bauxite had fallen to critical levels and may soon be unable to maintain production on a four-day week basis.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
