April 9, 2020 Chile’s outsourced Codelco workers slam suspension of contract work over coronavirus The Confederation of Copper Workers complained Codelco made the decision without seeking their input or alternatives.
April 9, 2020 BHP confirms first two cases of coronavirus at Escondida mine One in-house worker and one contractor had shown symptoms and tested positive.
April 9, 2020 Eldorado Gold output jumps by 40% in first quarter While gold production in the first three months of the year climbed to 115,949 ounces from 82,977 last year, it was lower than expected.
April 9, 2020 Alrosa implements guidance to avoid conflict diamonds To guarantee compliance, the company launched an internal diamond supply chain management system.
April 8, 2020 B2Gold posts record production, revenue in Q1 Revenue from its three operating mines was $380 million, a 44% improvement over the same period last year.
April 8, 2020 Centerra turns down Premier Gold’s $205m offer The offer was to acquire Centerra's 50% stake in the Greenstone Gold Mines Partnership.
April 8, 2020 Vale extends care and maintenance at Voisey’s Bay The company is halting activity for a period of up to three months.
April 8, 2020 Newcrest stays operative, sets up covid-19 fund The Australian miner established an A$20-million support fund to help communities and researchers.
April 8, 2020 Sumitomo warns pandemic, oil price fall to hit profit The company suspended operation at its San Cristobal mine in Bolivia and its Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar.
April 8, 2020 Eramet halts Argentina lithium project on coronavirus crisis Eramet had already put the project on hold in February, citing economic and regulatory instability in the country.
Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit The resolution comes hours after the top regulator announced it would launch an "unprecedented audit". December 19, 2025 | 03:13 pm
