China’s long-term need for LNG still huge; short-term demand uncertain due to covid-19 China’s shift from coal is being driven primarily by its air pollution crisis. JWN Staff | April 23, 2020 | 12:10 pm
SQM warns plans could change as covid-19 hits demand Economic slowdowns during the pandemic have ravaged demand in top markets like China. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 11:39 am
Premier Gold shares hit 4-month high on strong Q1 output The El Niño underground mine recorded its highest quarterly output since declaring commercial production last fall. Jackson Chen | April 23, 2020 | 10:11 am
Europe’s largest lithium project fully funded The Cinovec lithium and tin project in Czech Republic, funded to construction, could become the first EU producer of battery-grade lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2020 | 10:09 am
Mine shutdowns plague metals even as some slowly return to work The fallout is difficult to quantify as countries extend, revise or relax measures to contain the crisis. Bloomberg News | April 23, 2020 | 9:32 am
Major miners braced to weather coronavirus, but cash-poor minnows in peril Gold miners are well placed to weather the downturn, but those in energy and battery materials will struggle. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 9:21 am
Lockdown to cut Gold Fields’ South Deep output Company expects to lose 32,000 ounces of production. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 9:01 am
Sibanye-Stillwater pulls 2020 outlook, to resume South African ops The firm said it would resume gold and platinum operations in South Africa in the next two weeks. Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 8:04 am
MMG copper output sinks on Peru force majeure Production declined 20% in Q1 due mainly to disruptions at its Las Bambas mine in Peru. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2020 | 7:07 am