Lucapa Diamond restarts Lulo mine in Angola Operations will resume on a two shift six-day week basis, with 50% of the workforce. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2020 | 9:27 am
Lynas to restart Malaysian plant as virus curbs ease The plant has been closed since late March due to the restrictions on movement and non-essential business. Reuters | May 1, 2020 | 9:09 am
Court orders PNG to negotiate Porgera permit with Barrick Judge has instructed the parties to report on the progress of talks before returning to court on May 8. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2020 | 6:58 am
Graphene ink may be used to fight coronavirus Zen Graphene Solutions and Graphene Composites joined forces to come up with a virucidal graphene-based ink that can be applied to N95 face masks. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 1, 2020 | 6:30 am
Australia Northern Territory to ease restrictions, miners maintain protocols The Minerals Council of Australia said the continued commitment to high standards will include exploration activities as well as operational sites. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 1, 2020 | 6:15 am
Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m The move would allow Petra to draw 400 million ($21m) rand of a 1 billion rand revolving credit facility to saty afloat. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2020 | 3:54 am
CHART: Covid-19 disrupts $6.9 billion of global mining output New report shows operations at 260 mines in 33 countries have been suspended – South Africa, US, Mexico hardest hit. Frik Els | April 30, 2020 | 2:25 pm
Fortescue posts 10% rise in Q3 iron ore output Company upgraded its guidance for 2020 shipments to 175-177 million tonnes based on strong operating performance. Bruno Venditti | April 30, 2020 | 1:23 pm
Gold price back below $1,700 despite surge in ETF buying Spot gold is back below the $1,700/oz mark, down nearly 2% to $1,686. MINING.com Editor | April 30, 2020 | 12:24 pm