June 19, 2020 Altura inks lithium supply contracts with Ningbo Shanshan The Australian miner would supply a minimum of 60,000 tonnes of the metal.
June 19, 2020 Barrick alerts authorities after fake news in Zambia News release circulated on social media in Zambia claiming the gold miner sold its Lumwana copper mine.
June 18, 2020 Tesla kills three birds with one Congolese stone Not only has Elon Musk secured supplies of cobalt, he is also putting the squeeze on competitors like GM and Volkswagen.
June 18, 2020 Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine A truck operator was killed while performing maintenance work.
June 18, 2020 Australia begins probe into Rio’s destruction of Aboriginal site Australia's Senate agreed to begin the national inquiry into how the destruction occurred.
June 18, 2020 Screening apps and 41-day vacations: keeping miners covid-free From Quebec to Queensland, the industry is on high alert.
June 18, 2020 World’s ultra-wealthy go for gold amid stimulus bonanza Private banks are now recommending clients to increase their allocation into gold.
June 18, 2020 Amplats targets mines at 75-80% capacity by year-end Production lost during South Africa's early lockdown would probably not be recovered, says the company.
June 18, 2020 Shandong Gold to buy Cardinal Resources for $221 million The deal continues a recent M&A flurry by Chinese gold firms.
June 18, 2020 Zambia mining revenues drop 30% due to covid-19 A plunge in copper prices has dented companies' revenues.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm