Record bullion prices give South African gold miners a lifeline The country's gold miners have traded at a discount to their global peers for years. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 8:53 am
Gold price retreats on stronger dollar Gold is still on pace for its longest stretch of weekly gains since 2006. MINING.com Editor | August 7, 2020 | 8:46 am
China copper imports surge to record as arbitrage pulls in metal Arrivals of unwrought copper and copper products into China were 762,211 tonnes last month, up 16.1% from June. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 8:24 am
Pretium posts strong Q2 results The company reiterated its production guidance issued in February of 325,000 oz. to 365,000 oz. of gold for the year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 7, 2020 | 8:14 am
Sumitomo predicts record loss as covid-19 hits nickel project Japanese company forecasts a record net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the year to March. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 8:04 am
Rio Tinto didn’t inform cave blast owners of other mine plans Rio CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques faced an Australian Senate inquiry after the miner in late May legally destroyed sacred caves in Pilbara region. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 7:56 am
Zen’s graphite aced university test Research shows that the company’s trademarked graphite exfoliates more easily into graphene than other materials in the market. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2020 | 6:30 am
Albemarle to shutter two lithium facilities in the US It will idle portions of the Silver Peak mine in Nevada and Kings Mountain production facility in North Carolina starting in September. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2020 | 6:16 am
EnGold resumes exploration at Lac La Hache The Vancouver-based miner was forced to halt an ongoing drill campaign due to the pandemic. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2020 | 6:15 am