Lynas posts 8% jump in rare earth output as covid-19 curbs ease Lynas said a NdPr production rate of 75% is enough to meet demand. Reuters | October 21, 2020 | 8:59 am
Gold to march higher but record-breaking rally will slow – poll Spot gold will average $1,788 an ounce this year and $1,965 an ounce in 2021, the median forecasts returned by Reuters poll of 42 analysts and traders showed. Reuters | October 21, 2020 | 8:26 am
LNG goes from doghouse to podium as weather fears stoke rally The forecast for a La Nina is helping drive spot LNG prices for winter. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 1:44 pm
Workers at Codelco protest layoffs amid coronavirus pandemic A union group said the miner had used the pandemic as a pretext for privatizing some divisions and outsourcing functions to contractors. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 10:22 am
Kinross not ‘under any pressure’ to do deals, CEO says CEO Paul Rollinson downplayed reports about the company eyeing a London listing and selling its business in the Americas. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 9:53 am
Apparent aluminum deficit drives up spot prices against longer dates Inventories in LME warehouses in Port Klang at 814,225 tonnes are down about 20% since climbing above one million tonnes in July. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 8:24 am
Kinross Gold reaffirms production growth on rising output, falling costs Company expects to produce about 2.5 million gold equivalent ounces annually from 2020–2029. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 7:57 am
Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:43 pm
BHP posts 7% rise in iron ore output, flags production hit in Q2 The world's largest listed miner said it produced 74 million tonnes (Mt) of Western Australia Iron Ore in the three months ended Sept. 30. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 3:12 pm
Small mining companies knocked for falling behind on diversity Female employment at big mining groups is higher than the average while small firms are lagging behind. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 9:46 am
Mining billionaire Forrest buys famed Australian bootmaker RM Williams The Fortescue founder paid a reported price of $135 million to buy the manufacturing icon. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:54 am
SMB-Winning aims to bring Simandou into production by 2025 Guinea's government is requiring the developers of Simandou to build a 650 km railway and a deepwater port to transport the ore. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:02 am