May 20, 2020

CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn

And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays.

May 20, 2020

Rio Tinto’s Kennecott starts drilling at Frisco

Kennecott will spend an initial $6 million on exploration to gain a 55% interest in the project.

May 20, 2020

US uranium output shrinks 89% in 2019

The new data comes about a month after the Trump Administration released its plans to rescue the US uranium mining industry.

May 20, 2020

Alrosa pushes for sales of fluorescent diamonds

The Russian miner says fluorescence doesn’t negatively impact a diamond’s appearance

May 19, 2020

Fiore updates resource for Golden Eagle

Company has released an updated resource estimate for its wholly owned project in Washington.

May 19, 2020

McEwen posts $99m Q1 loss on Gold Bar write-down

Shares of McEwen Mining dropped 6.7% at Tuesday's market open.

May 19, 2020

Newmont expects higher costs, lowers 2020 capex

Company expects total 2020 capital expenditure at about $1.3 billion.

May 18, 2020

Coronavirus bails out coal, oil patch

Hundreds of millions of dollars are likely to end up in the pockets of oil and coal investors.

May 18, 2020

Gold price backs off from new 7-year high

Gold fell from a fresh seven-year high on Monday as early results from a coronavirus vaccine trial showed promising results.

May 15, 2020

Nickel, cobalt prices benefit as electric car action shifts to Europe

MINING.COM EV Metal Index tracking value of metals in newly-sold EVs globally rebound as nickel, cobalt-rich batteries favoured in EU and US gain traction.