Yamana Gold and Endeavour are among those weighing secondary listings.

The London-listed miner, which mines in Kazakstan, has largely managed to avoid massive disruptions this year despite coronavirus restrictions.

Nornickel has set aside $2.1-billion after Russia’s ecological watchdog asked it to pay for the damage caused by the spill of about 150 000 barrels of diesel from a storage tank into a river system.

The workers were demolishing a building near a coal mine owned by Severstal.

US currency bills in the Grand Bazaar have been trading at the biggest premium relative to the official exchange rate since 2002.

Initiative is in line with other countries, such as US, which are also trying to curb their reliance on China, home to 63% of global production.