Top investors face-off over Rio Tinto’s emissions cuts
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top investors are set to face off at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, with only some of them in favour of pushing the miner…
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Commentary: Gold hits turbulence amid coronavirus disruptions
A key result of the grip of the coronavirus is the severe disruption to the commodity markets on both sides of the supply chain. A major issue that has affected…
COVID-19 disrupts US$6.9B of global mining output, S&P Global says
COVID-19 has impacted the mining industry across the globe as governments enforce lockdowns and quarantines and companies halt operations because workers and contractors can’t get on-site due to restrictions. S&P…
First Quantum lowers 2020 guidance
With its Cobre Panama mine on care and maintenance since April 7, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reduced its copper guidance for the year by 75,000 tonnes to 755,000-805,000…
TSX Venture rises, April 13-17: Abitibi Royalties, Adventus Mining, Falcon Gold
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.76% to finish the trading week at 444.87. Spot gold finished at US$1,686.50 per oz., a gain of 0.05%, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
Palladium One lays groundwork for massive sulphide project in Finland
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM) has extended the Kaukua South zone anomaly at its flagship Läntinen Koillismaa (LK) PGE-nickel-copper project in north-central Finland. “Reconnaissance drilling carried out by previous owners…
Bluejay Mining grows Greenland footprint
Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has expanded its footprint in Greenland, after securing two new mineral exploration licences surrounding its existing Kangerluarsuk zinc-lead-silver project in the island territory’s central west. The…
S&P Global lowers GDP, metals price forecasts
S&P Global Ratings has cut its global GDP growth forecast for 2020 to 0.4%. Earlier this month, it lowered its GDP growth forecast for China to 2.9% from its previous…
Editorial: Sinking in a sea of red
The economic fallout from COVID-19 is mounting sharply. Last week, unemployment claims in the United States hit a record 6.6 million, up from 3.3 million the previous week, and the…
Spain allows Atalaya’s Riotinto copper mine to resume operations
Atalaya Mining (LSE: ATYM) has restarted its Riotinto copper mine in Spain after local authorities in Andalucía determined that mining operations supplying other essential industries should remain open. The Cyprus-headquartered…
Moody’s slashes growth forecasts
In November, Moody’s Investors Service forecast G-20 economies in 2020 would grow by 2.6%, but now estimates real GDP will contract by 0.5%, followed by a pick-up to 3.2% in…
Editorial: Asia shows the way
When I landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on March 20 aboard an Air Canada ‘repatriation’ flight from Mexico, none of us were checked to see if we had a…