Newmont increases quarterly dividend by 79% Dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid at the close of business on June 4. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 22, 2020 | 11:27 am
PolyMet appeals air permit decision on controversial Minnesota mine If permitted, PolyMet's proposed $1 billion project would become Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine. Jackson Chen | April 22, 2020 | 11:23 am
Orocobre posts 11% drop in lithium output from Argentina project Company warned of an impact to battery supply chains outside of China for up to six months. Reuters | April 22, 2020 | 11:04 am
Extracting battery metals from seafloor may beat traditional mining — study Research funded by Canada’s DeepGreen Metals claims undersea mining generates up to 70% less direct CO2 emissions, and up to 94% less pollution. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 10:25 am
Gold price rally back on track “Everybody wants to reexamine gold and it’s not a fringe asset anymore. We’ve been run off our feet" – Sprott CEO Frik Els | April 22, 2020 | 10:16 am
Reeling aluminum market braces for Alcoa’s outlook Company forecast in January that global supply would exceed demand by as much as 1 million metric tonnes this year. Bloomberg News | April 22, 2020 | 8:45 am
Zambia mining firms seek government relief amid coronavirus The Zambia Chamber of Mines has submitted a broad three-phase economic plan to the government. Reuters | April 22, 2020 | 8:33 am
Antofagasta copper production up despite cutbacks Strong grades at Centinela mine pushed the company’s copper production up 4.6% to 194,000 tonnes in the three months to March, compared with the previous quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 6:53 am
Venezuela allows gold mining in river basins A new resolution was approved almost in secrecy. The parliament rejects it. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 22, 2020 | 6:30 am