NuLegacy stock rises on private placement Shares of NuLegacy Gold were 5.5% higher at Monday's market close. Jackson Chen | May 18, 2020 | 3:14 pm
Ecuador restarts mines after quarantine; neighbors protest Lundin Gold, which operates Fruta del Norte, said it was restarting mineral transport under international security protocols for workers and nearby communities. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 12:31 pm
Silvercorp amends Guyana merger terms with improved offer The improved offer values Guyana Goldfields at approximately C$227 million. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2020 | 12:14 pm
Gold price backs off from new 7-year high Gold fell from a fresh seven-year high on Monday as early results from a coronavirus vaccine trial showed promising results. Jackson Chen | May 18, 2020 | 9:10 am
Hochschild to restart operations at Peru mines The company recently restarted operations at its San Jose mine in Argentina. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 8:02 am
Russian army sets up mobile hospital at Olimpiada mine Initial tests showed 866 positive cases among employees of the Polyus Krasnoyarsk unit as of Monday. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 7:52 am
Freeport cuts workforce at Grasberg as coronavirus cases in area rise Company did not say how many workers at the mine, which normally employs about 25,000 people, would be kept on to run the operation. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 6:28 am
Ecuador to resume mining activities Smaller mines in the south of the country have already started moving ore and concentrate to port. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 17, 2020 | 11:32 am
China’s Chifeng Jilong restarts gold production at Laos mine after 6 yrs The restart of gold production at the mine comes after gold prices hit a seven-year high last month. Reuters | May 17, 2020 | 9:33 am