May 12, 2020

As demand implodes, zinc supply chain starts to adjust

The LME zinc price has bounced by 20% from its March low of $1,685 a tonne to $2,020.

May 12, 2020

Miners buck M&A slump with pandemic gold deals

More than $16 billion of mergers, acquisitions and investments in other sectors have been terminated in last month.

May 11, 2020

Vale’s covid-19 challenge winners

Nearly 1,800 solutions were submitted globally and over 300 came from Canada.

May 11, 2020

Gran Colombia proposes merger with Gold X, Guyana Goldfields

This combined entity would continue as Gran Colombia.

May 11, 2020

Chile mining trade group sees copper supply glut of 200,000 tonnes in 2020

The association anticipates demand to decrease by 3.5-4% and supply to fall by 3%.

May 11, 2020

Metals markets to move into surplus — report

Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.

May 11, 2020

Fortuna raises $60m to complete Lindero project construction

The Lindero gold project was 94% complete as of March 19, when Argentina's social isolation mandate kicked in.

May 11, 2020

Aurania finds road that may have connected ancient mining towns in Ecuador

Using LiDAR, the field team identified what could be an ancient road at its Lost Cities - Cutucu project.

May 11, 2020

SolGold scores $150m in funding from Franco Nevada

The Ecuador-focused copper and gold miner will use the funding to speed up a feasibility study of its Alpala project.

May 11, 2020

Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050

The World Bank estimates that over 3 billion tonnes of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.