Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 1:09 pm
Watch 400,000-tonne ore carrier sink to the bottom of the ocean Video: Salvors scuttle 362-metre-long and 65 metre wide iron ore carrier, just four years after its construction. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 15, 2020 | 12:53 pm
Global nickel output to decline 19% y-o-y in 2020 — report Over the coming months, Fitch expects nickel output to rise as prices improve and economies restart. MINING.com Editor | June 15, 2020 | 12:42 pm
Rio won’t bid for remaining stake in Canadian diamond mine Rio owns 60% of the Diavik mine in Northwest Territories. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 11:37 am
Gold price slumps despite fears of second virus wave Spot gold fell 0.7%, while US gold futures declined 0.6%. MINING.com Editor | June 15, 2020 | 10:51 am
Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 10:47 am
Rio’s demolition of sacred site doesn’t match its image Blasting of Juukan Gorge caves has been likened to the destruction of Palmyra by the Islamic State. Bloomberg Opinion | June 15, 2020 | 10:34 am
Novo Resources grows land package in Pilbara Company has entered into an agreement with Mark Creasy to consolidate sole ownership. Bruno Venditti | June 15, 2020 | 10:33 am
First Majestic taps diplomat to resolve Mexico tax dispute The miner wrote to Canadian ambassador Graeme Clark and is hoping to set up a meeting with Lopez Obrador. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 8:50 am