BARRY FITZGERALD

Gold and iron ore price surge a comfort blanket for COVID-hit miners

THERE has been enough June quarter production updates released by now to say that somewhat remarkably, the mining industry and its stretched and stressed workforce have been able to pump out the tonnes and ounces like there was no pandemic, writes <b>Barry FitzGerald</b>.

Barry FitzGerald
 Airport COVID-19 screening is one of many measures implemented by Rio Tinto and other miners that could impact costs

Airport COVID-19 screening is one of many measures implemented by Rio Tinto and other miners that could impact costs

But the production updates are not the same as the full-blown June quarterly reports which start rolling out in a meaningful way at the end of the week. It is the full quarterly reports that contain...

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