Freeport to cut dividend and slash costs as coronavirus spreads It was the company's first dividend cut since 2015. Reuters | March 23, 2020 | 8:43 am
B2Gold halts mining in Philippines, Africa operations unchanged Temporary suspensions come as government measures to contain the the spread of Covid-19 has disrupted fuel supplies. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 7:16 am
Endeavour buys Semafo, creates one of West Africa’s top gold miners The C$1 billion-deal brings about a top 15 gold producer, with combined volume of over 1 million ounces a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 5:17 am
Newmont lowers 2020 guidance after halting four mines Temporarily placing operations into care and maintenance over Covid- 19 concerns could see some production deferred into 2021. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2020 | 3:45 am
Ecuador’s largest gold and copper mines scale back as coronavirus cases rapidly grow Projects in the advanced exploration phase will continue to operate. Reuters | March 22, 2020 | 9:12 pm
Rick Rule: The perfect contrarian metal Rick Rule of Sprott USA sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to outline his portfolio crisis response to the ongoing financial crisis. Proven and Probable | March 22, 2020 | 11:51 am
Companies operating in Peru evacuate personnel from mine sites The South American country is under a 15-day mandatory quarantine and an evening curfew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 22, 2020 | 9:59 am
Yamana orders partial demobilization of workforce at Cerro Moro The Argentina mine will operate during this period largely from its open-pit operations and from stockpiled material. Bruno Venditti | March 20, 2020 | 1:33 pm
Buy gold ‘right here and now,’ top wealth manager says UBS Group earlier flagged bullion’s prospects after the haven lost out to the dollar in recent weeks as the pandemic roils markets. Bloomberg News | March 20, 2020 | 12:48 pm