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Au 1653.91 $/oz Change: 22.86    Pt 736.50 $/oz Change: 0.08          
Indices supplied by IRESS as at 17:47 on 07 April 2020 CAT
7th April 2020
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Oil Search looks to raise A$1.1bn
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Oil Search is hoping to raise some A$1.1-billion to assist the company in retaining liquidity during the low oil-price environment. The equity raising will consist of an underwritten institutional placement to raise an initial A$760-million, and an accelerated...
    
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Newcrest establishes Covid-19 fund
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Newcrest Mining has established a A$20-million community support fund to assist host communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner on Tuesday said that a portion of the fund would go towards vaccine research, while around half of the fund will be dedicated to assisting Papua New...
Gold Road targets A$26m exploration spend
By: Esmarie Iannucci Gold miner Gold Road Resources has set an exploration budget of A$26-million for the 2020 financial year, with the miner saying on Tuesday that it’s the majority of this work would be geared towards discoveries on the Yamarna belt, in Western Australia. Gold Road holds 4 500 km2 of land position...
Golden Investment's stake in Stanmore jumps
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Stanmore Coal has again urged shareholders not to take any action in relation to a takeover offer from suitor Golden Investments, after its shareholding in the company increased from just over 31% to around 51%. Golden Investment last week launched a takeover bid for Stanmore,...
Pure's Tech hub proves economical
By: Esmarie Iannucci An updated prefeasibility study (PFS) into the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (Tech) project, in Queensland, has confirmed its potential to deliver excellent economic results while remaining financially robust in a downward price cycle. Owner Pure Minerals noted that the Tech project will...
Marketing deal signed for New Elk coal
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Allegiance Coal has finalised a sale and marketing agreement with M Resources Trading over the coal produced at its New Elk mine, in Colorado. The agreement provides for an exclusive global sales and marketing arrangement spanning five years, with M Resources’ marketing fees to be...
Newcrest pulls out of GFG’s Wyoming project
By: Creamer Media Reporter Australian miner Newcrest has withdrawn from the option and earn-in agreement for the Rattlesnake Hills gold project, in Wyoming, US, TSX-V-listed GFG Resources has said. Since September 2018, Newcrest has invested $5-million in exploration expenditures on the project, which included more than 4...
Dazzler resource increases by 50%
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Northern Minerals has reported a 50% increase in the mineral resource estimate for the Dazzler rare earths deposit, at its Browns Range project, in Western Australia. The deposit is now estimated to host 214 000 t of ore, grading 2.33% total rare earth oxide for five-million kilograms...
Blackstone signs share deal with EcoPro
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Blackstone Minerals has inked a share purchase agreement with Korea’s largest nickel-rich cathode materials manufacturer EcoPro, which will result in a A$6.8-million investment into the ASX-listed company. Under the purchase agreement, EcoPro would acquire 40-million shares in Blackstone...
Africa Mining Pip 2020 (First Edition) - PDF Report
Africa is endowed with abundant natural resources; however, while mining prospects are undeniably very positive across the continent, opening and operating a mine comes with a set of fairly unique risks. Conducting business in Africa includes challenges such as relatively fluid regulations,...
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Au 1647.37 $/oz Change: 0.77    Pt 733.04 $/oz Change: -6.10          
Indices supplied by IRESS as at 17:47 on 08 April 2020 CAT
8th April 2020
Resources still driving Qld exports
By: Esmarie Iannucci While coal and mineral exports continued to drive the Queensland economy in the 12 months to February, the resources sector has warned that the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic would be felt in the future. The Queensland government on Wednesday revealed that exports during the 12 months to...
    
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Rio Tinto to press ahead with dividend amid coronavirus uncertainty
By: Reuters Global miner Rio Tinto will go ahead with its $3.7-billion dividend payment this month, its chairman told shareholders on Wednesday, as a weaker global economy forces some of its peers to forgo payouts. The mining company held the London leg of its annual general meeting via teleconference call...
Rio's 2019 taxes reached $7.6bn
By: Esmarie Iannucci Diversified miner Rio Tinto paid some $7.6-billion in taxes and royalties globally in 2019, including $4.8 billion of corporate tax. The miner on Wednesday revealed that the majority of its taxes were paid in Australia, accounting for some $6.2-billion of the taxes paid, while a further...
BHP adds to Covid-19 measures
By: Esmarie Iannucci Major BHP has announced a number of new measures being put in place to contain the spread of Covid-19 amongst its workforce. The new measures include reducing the number of fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out workers travelling to regional sites, changing rosters in some regions to reduce...
Galalar proves economic for Diatreme
By: Esmarie Iannucci An independent economic study into ASX-listed Diatreme’s Galalar silica project, in Queensland, has estimated that the project could generate annual revenues of some A$80.25-million, based on the production of 750 000 t/y of high-grade silica. Diatreme on Wednesday noted that the economic study...
Qld backs NAIF loan for Metro
By: Esmarie Iannucci The Queensland treasury has told bauxite miner Metro Mining that it would not exercise its veto rights for a A$47.5-million loan facility from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF), paving the way for the facility to reach financial close. The NAIF last year offered ASX-listed Metro...
Tormin restarts in South Africa
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Mineral Commodities (MRC) on Wednesday announced that operations at the Tormin mineral sands operation, in South Africa, will resume from April 13. The operation was placed on care-and-maintenance on March 26 as part of a nation-wide lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fertoz eyes US JV
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Fertoz has inked a letter of intent and supply agreement with US based PhoSul, a subsidiary of diversified commercial fertilizer provider Propeat. Under the agreement, Fertoz would supply rock phosphate for use in PhoSul for a patented fertilizer blend of phosphate and speciality...
Philippines' top nickel miners halt operations to contain coronavirus
By: Reuters The Philippines' top nickel ore producers, Nickel Asia and Global Ferronickel Holdings, are suspending mining and export operations in a southern province to comply with coronavirus-containment measures. The moves came just two days after announcing they were resuming operations because an...
Kogi Iron sees ongoing interest in Nigeria-based cast steel project
By: Simone Liedtke ASX-listed Kogi Iron is seeing ongoing interest from potential new investors in its Agbaja cast steel project, in Nigeria, where Kogi is starting to see global capital flows to the commodity sector. Owing to the rapid escalation and global impacts of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, Kogi and KCM...
By: Esmarie Iannucci Oil and gas major Oil Search is hoping to raise some A$1.1-billion to assist the company in retaining liquidity during the low oil-price environment. The equity raising will consist of an underwritten institutional placement to raise an initial A$760-million, and an accelerated...
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Au 1680.77 $/oz Change: 30.47    Pt 742.37 $/oz Change: 1.05          
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9th April 2020
BHP moves to shelter petroleum suppliers
By: Esmarie Iannucci The petroleum division of mining major BHP is implementing emergency measures to support cash flow to suppliers during the Covid-19 pandemic. The miner on Thursday said that it would be making immediate payments of outstanding invoices and move to seven-day payment terms for the next six months...
    
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Stanmore's coal sales soar in March quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Takeover target Stanmore Coal has reported another solid quarter during the three months to March, with run-of-mine (ROM) coal production reaching 813 000 t. The March quarterly ROM production was down 6% on the 864 000 t produced in the previous quarter, but up by 7% on the previous...
Orocobre restarts work in Argentina
By: Esmarie Iannucci Lithium miner Orocobre has restarted production at its Olaroz and Boraz operations, in Argentina, after the government declared the operations at ‘essential’ activities. However, on-site operations for the Stage 2 expansion of Olaroz remain suspended. Operations were suspended in March after...
New scoping at Paulsens East shows Utah Point results
By: Esmarie Iannucci A revised scoping study into the Paulsens East iron-ore project, in Western Australia, incorporating the Utah Point, at Port Hedland, as the shipping port, has confirmed the project economics. The original scoping study completed in late 2019, considered the Onslow marine supply base, at Beadon...
Red River posts solid March quarter
By: Esmarie Iannucci Metals miner Red River Resources has reported record copper production during the March quarter, along with increased zinc and lead production. The ASX-listed miner told shareholders that mine production and mill throughput improved significantly in the quarter ending March resulting in...
MMG declares force majeure on supply from Las Bambas copper mine - sources
By: Reuters Australia-based miner MMG Ltd has declared force majeure on supplies from Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, two sources from smelters told Reuters on Thursday. MMG, owned by China Minmetals, has given notice to customers on their force majeure due to the lockdown in Peru to contain the spread of...
Marenica raises capital for exploration work
By: Esmarie Iannucci Junior Marenica Energy will raise A$1-million after receiving binding commitments for a placement to professional and sophisticated investors. The ASX-listed company will place 26.35-million shares, at a price of 3.8c each and 26.35-million free attaching options over two tranches. The first...
Perseus donates $387 500 to assist Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire in fight against Covid-19
By: Donna Slater Gold miner Perseus Mining is donating $387 500, comprising cash and goods, to assist its host governments and host communities in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in their efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19 in West Africa.

As of April 6, there continues to be no cases of Covid-19 infection reported...
Sayona's Canada lithium project still on time
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Sayona Mining on Thursday said that the approvals process for its Authier lithium project remained on track, after receiving feedback from Quebec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change over its environmental impact study (EIS) for the project. The EIS was...
By: Esmarie Iannucci While coal and mineral exports continued to drive the Queensland economy in the 12 months to February, the resources sector has warned that the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic would be felt in the future. The Queensland government on Wednesday revealed that exports during the 12 months to...
Charter flights now insured to ship gold to ease supply logjam - LBMA
By: Reuters Insurance firms have started covering charter flights to carry gold, helping to ease logjams in the bullion supply chain that caused prices to diverge sharply in different markets, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said on Thursday. Gold is usually moved between countries in the...
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Au 1731.00 $/oz Change: 41.80    Pt 766.25 $/oz Change: 20.60          
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14th April 2020
Hastings gets enviro nod for Yangibana rare earth project
By: Esmarie Iannucci ASX-listed Hastings Technology Metals has been granted a Commonwealth environmental permit for its Yangibana rare earths project, in Western Australia. “We have now received all material approvals required for the development of the Yangibana rare earths project. This environmental permit...