CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending. Frik Els | May 21, 2020 | 11:03 am
EU’s industrial strategy is being wrecked by covid-19 In the dash to secure tomorrow's raw materials, Europe risks losing the metals capacity it already has. Reuters | May 21, 2020 | 10:33 am
CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays. MINING.com Editor | May 20, 2020 | 3:42 pm
Rio Tinto’s Kennecott starts drilling at Frisco Kennecott will spend an initial $6 million on exploration to gain a 55% interest in the project. Bruno Venditti | May 20, 2020 | 12:28 pm
Fresh study calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining It warns that the impacts of nodule mining in the Pacific Ocean will be extensive, severe and last for generations. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2020 | 10:18 am
Sulphur squeeze spells trouble for Congo’s miners Disruptions caused by covid-19 have pushed up prices for sulphur by about 10% this year in the DRC. Reuters | May 20, 2020 | 9:36 am
Queensland passes law to jail mining bosses over deaths Top executives face up to 20 years in prison and A$13 million ($8.6m), if found criminally negligent over workers' deaths. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2020 | 7:03 am
China shifts policy tack to plug its copper scrap gap Imports of higher-grade copper scrap have been reclassified from “waste” to “resource”. Reuters | May 19, 2020 | 11:12 am
Antofagasta cuts dividend on virus uncertainty Miner cut its 2019 final dividend by $70 million due to covid-19 restrictions in place in Chile. Reuters | May 19, 2020 | 9:33 am