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. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 3:09 pm
Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine A truck operator was killed while performing maintenance work. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 11:48 am
Australia begins probe into Rio’s destruction of Aboriginal site Australia's Senate agreed to begin the national inquiry into how the destruction occurred. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 10:08 am
World’s ultra-wealthy go for gold amid stimulus bonanza Private banks are now recommending clients to increase their allocation into gold. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 9:25 am
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. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 8:54 am
Shandong Gold to buy Cardinal Resources for $221 million The deal continues a recent M&A flurry by Chinese gold firms. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 8:46 am
Zambia mining revenues drop 30% due to covid-19 A plunge in copper prices has dented companies' revenues. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 8:39 am
Vale can reopen Itabira after coronavirus measures The Itabira complex produced almost 36 million tonnes of iron ore in 2019. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 3:36 pm
Chile lithium miners feel heat from exploding coronavirus outbreak Top producers SQM and Albemarle said output nonetheless remained unscathed. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 12:34 pm
Perth Mint stops taking artisanal gold after sourcing allegations Decision comes after allegations that the mint took gold dug in Papua New Guinea using child labour and toxic mercury. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 11:23 am
Sudan further opens gold trade to private sector A circular approved bars government bodies from exporting gold and opens the trade to private firms. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 8:16 am
Iamgold suspends operations in Suriname amid covid-19 cases The union said the company's safety measures were not enough. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 8:11 am