Boliden sees $22m earnings hit from Kevitsa fire Production at the Kevitsa concentrating plant had been restarted. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 8:08 am
Austral Gold reaches pay hike agreement to end Chile mine strike The miner does not expect a major hit to its 2020 output forecast. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 7:54 am
Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou The consortium won a $14 billion tender last November to develop blocks 1 and 2 of the largest known deposit of its kind. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 11:14 am
Mponeng mine restarts slowly after covid-19 closure AngloGold aims to gradually ramp up to 50% capacity at the mine. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 10:56 am
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile; copper, lithium mines unaffected BHP and Antofagasta said there are no damage or operational problems at their sites. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 10:00 am
Mexico mining output to shrink 17% in 2020 Even though mining activities have resumed, exploration would remain on hold for the time being. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 8:42 am
German auto stimulus to boost VW’s electric push Buyer incentives for passenger cars, including a lowering of value added tax to 16% from 19% were included as part of a 130 billion euro stimulus. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 8:22 am
Indonesia nickel ore export ban to remain Country will keep decision even as it relaxes exports of some other minerals, the director of minerals at ministry says. Reuters | June 4, 2020 | 8:10 am
Mali’s industrial gold production expected to slump in 2020 Production is expected to fall by 8.3% year-over-year to 59.77 tonnes this year compared with 2019. Reuters | June 3, 2020 | 3:07 pm
Zambia denies power firm CEC claims of expropriation Zambia's government said it has no intention of taking over Copperbelt Energy Corp. Reuters | June 3, 2020 | 12:53 pm
Silver prices are poised to outperform gold – somewhat Global efforts to restart economies following coronavirus lockdowns are expected to boost silver demand. Reuters | June 2, 2020 | 2:55 pm
US hopes to expand strategic minerals initiative Currently there are ten countries under the Energy Resource Governance Initiative. Reuters | June 2, 2020 | 2:21 pm