October 4, 2020 Lundin Mining union in Chile says talks making “slow progress” Both the company and the union are trying to avoid a strike at the deposit.
October 2, 2020 MMG’s Congo mine pauses production to switch from sulphide to oxide ore Production at the Kinsevere copper mine will be halted until the end of April 2021.
October 2, 2020 South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines NUM threatened to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach wage agreements.
October 2, 2020 Wiluna goes ahead with Western Australia gold mine expansion Staged development will increase production at Wiluna from 62,000 ounces of gold per year to 100,000-120,000 annual ounces by late 2021.
October 1, 2020 Aftermath Silver purchases Berenguela from SSR Mining Company has signed an agreement with SSR Mining to purchase 100% of the silver-copper project in Peru.
October 1, 2020 Australian state defers Adani coal mine royalties ahead of election Carmichael's development became a key issue during Australia's 2019 parliamentary election and part of the reason for the Labor party's shock defeat.
September 30, 2020 Lundin seeks mediation to stave off strike at Candelaria mine The mine's union of 350 members rejected the company's latest offer.
September 30, 2020 Midas Gold’s project review period extended Comment period for the Stibnite gold project in Idaho has been extended to October 28.
September 30, 2020 Bacanora Lithium sells 50% of German project to Erris The Zinnwald project, located in the heart of Europe's chemical and car industries, would be Erris’ first project in Germany.
September 29, 2020 US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed Independent power producer Vistra said it would shutter seven plants, while Peabody and Arch Resources scrapped a planned JV aimed at cutting production costs.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am