Russian central bank turns attention to banks hit by slower gold exports Gold exports from the world's third-largest producer have been hit by the grounding of passenger flights. Reuters | April 10, 2020 | 10:04 am
Armed group robs Mexican gold mine, flees in plane The robbery occurred at the Mulatos mine in Sonora state. Reuters | April 10, 2020 | 8:31 am
Alrosa reports 60% sales drop as coronavirus hits trade The diamond trade traditionally involves a lot of travelling. Reuters | April 10, 2020 | 8:18 am
Petra in talks for more credit as pandemic takes shine off diamonds The company is in talks with its lenders to access $54.95 million in credit. Reuters | April 9, 2020 | 9:26 am
Force majeure declared at giant Peru copper mine MMG has notified customers, including three major Chinese smelters according to Reuters. Reuters | April 9, 2020 | 9:11 am
Chile’s outsourced Codelco workers slam suspension of contract work over coronavirus The Confederation of Copper Workers complained Codelco made the decision without seeking their input or alternatives. Reuters | April 9, 2020 | 8:59 am
BHP confirms first two cases of coronavirus at Escondida mine One in-house worker and one contractor had shown symptoms and tested positive. Reuters | April 9, 2020 | 8:12 am
Codelco says copper production, sales hitting targets amid coronavirus outbreak The world's top copper miner maintains operational continuity at its mines. Reuters | April 8, 2020 | 11:16 am
In uncertain times, global metals exchange volumes surge LME's average daily activity jumped by 15% in March to 794,139 contracts, the highest monthly total since April 2018. Reuters | April 8, 2020 | 9:53 am
Sumitomo warns pandemic, oil price fall to hit profit The company suspended operation at its San Cristobal mine in Bolivia and its Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar. Reuters | April 8, 2020 | 9:00 am
Eramet halts Argentina lithium project on coronavirus crisis Eramet had already put the project on hold in February, citing economic and regulatory instability in the country. Reuters | April 8, 2020 | 8:37 am
Chinese molybdenum miner halts production after tailings spill The incident at Yichun Luming's tailings pond on March 28 discharged 2.53 million cubic metres of waste before the leak was plugged. Reuters | April 8, 2020 | 8:05 am