South Africa’s deep mines grapple with thousands returning to work Social distancing, screening and testing will hamper the country’s deep-level mines. Bloomberg News | May 27, 2020 | 8:46 am
Pandemic to cut S.Africa’s mining output by 8-10% Harmony Gold CEO Peter Steenkamp said it would take a month for its mines to fully ramp up. Reuters | May 26, 2020 | 11:22 am
Sienna to acquire EMX’s Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Finland Both Sienna and EMX are focusing their efforts in northern Europe. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 26, 2020 | 6:20 am
Spearmint Resources acquires Ontario PGM project The Vancouver-based company took a hold of the Escape Lake North property near Thunder Bay. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2020 | 6:15 am
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
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
Elephant platinum coins sell out in South Africa Over 2,000 coins featuring an elephant were sold out to US and Asian investors after being minted in March. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2020 | 10:22 am
Covid-19 impact on platinum less than feared — report Total demand in Q1 2020 declined by 5%, while supply decreased by 19%. MINING.com Editor | May 19, 2020 | 11:53 am
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
