September 3, 2020 EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list Move is part of a broader plan to cut reliance on imported supply of key commodities, including rare earths and cobalt.
August 28, 2020 Rhodium price on track for new record as mine output plummets Shortages force PGM miners to source metal on the open market to honour contract volumes.
August 27, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Rhodium price on track for new record, copper to extend rally, Glencore strategy to underpin cobalt prices.
July 27, 2020 Amplats profit drops in H1 2020, sees upswing in H2 Further covid-19 shutdowns, repairs and power outages could impact the company's ability to meet year end guidance of 3.1 to 3.6 million PGM ounces.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
July 3, 2020 Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 stage.mining.companies MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest stage.mining.companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second quarter.
May 13, 2020 Ivanhoe hits more high grades at Kakula Underground development is also over 4 kilometres ahead of schedule.
May 5, 2020 Sunday Lake returns high grade for Impala, Transition Drilling at property in Ontario has returned high-grade intercepts of up to 4.28 g/t total platinum group metals (PGM) over 9.2 metres.
April 27, 2020 Ivanhoe’s Kakula mine advances ahead of schedule More than 8 miles of underground development is now completed, 3 miles ahead of schedule.
April 13, 2020 Sibanye-Stillwater says it can resume limited mining in South Africa The company said the South African government had given it approval for limited mining and processing from April 14.
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