April 17, 2020 Coronavirus distress is M&A opportunity for Rio, rivals After years of buying at the peak of the economic cycle and selling in the trough, the world’s big diggers could do the reverse.
April 17, 2020 Indian gold demand could hit 3-decade low as lockdown hits festivals, weddings Even before the lockdown gold demand was faltering in India.
April 17, 2020 Zinc supply cuts outstripped by demand destruction from coronavirus BMO estimates global zinc demand will fall by about 6% this year.
April 17, 2020 Nervous bankers leave the gold market stuck in disconnect Gold has rarely been a hotter trade, but the world’s two most important markets remain out of sync.
April 17, 2020 Newmont to reopen some Canadian, South American mines in ‘days or weeks’ Authorities in Buenos Aires and Quebec have lifted restrictions around mining which they have deemed as an “essential service”.
April 17, 2020 Congo enacts plan to blunt virus impact as cobalt exports slump Country will begin an information campaign for hundreds of thousands of hand-miners to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 17, 2020 The global airline shutdown has a surprise victim: gold miners Producers typically rely on regular airline services to ferry mined metal.
April 17, 2020 Implats plans gradual return to operation after regulations eased The platinum miner said it had been in consultations with the mines ministry to bring some non-essential workers gradually back to work.
April 17, 2020 Montana judge blocks Keystone XL permit for river crossings Decision has stunned attorneys with its far-reaching impact and set the court on a collision course with the Trump administration.
April 16, 2020 Rio Tinto reports stronger-than-expected iron ore output, shares rise World's largest miner of iron ore shipped 72.9 million tonnes during the quarter ended March 31.
SGH, Steel Dynamics bid $10.6B for BlueScope in ‘best and final’ offer Australian billionaire Kerry Stokes-owned SGH Ltd and US-based Steel Dynamics on Wednesday sweetened their takeover offer. February 17, 2026 | 01:49 pm
