March 23, 2020 Congo’s key copper, cobalt provinces in two-day lockdown The measure is expected to weigh heavily on copper output.
March 23, 2020 Codelco says copper price fall puts projects “at risk” Last week Codelco said it would slow production to a level of "operational continuity" for a period of 15 days.
March 23, 2020 Bacanora’s Sonora project delayed to Q3 The Ganfeng test plant and project team have resumed work on project engineering.
March 23, 2020 Egyptian billionaire Sawiris boosts exposure to gold Egypt last month announced a new exploration tender for gold-mining.
March 23, 2020 Germany wants to mass produce large-format lithium-ion cells The ZellkoBatt project was created to build bridges between battery working prototypes and industrial mass manufacturing in domestic factories.
March 23, 2020 Orocobre suspends operations in Argentina The company says it currently has sufficient stock to meet customer orders until the end of April.
March 23, 2020 Three Swiss gold refineries suspend production due to virus threat The refineries are in the Swiss canton of Ticino bordering Italy.
March 23, 2020 Sibanye-Stillwater cuts US workers in response to virus The cut-back will temporarily affect growth and delay its Montana-based Blitz project.
March 23, 2020 B2Gold halts mining in Philippines, Africa operations unchanged Temporary suspensions come as government measures to contain the the spread of Covid-19 has disrupted fuel supplies.
March 23, 2020 Endeavour buys Semafo, creates one of West Africa’s top gold miners The C$1 billion-deal brings about a top 15 gold producer, with combined volume of over 1 million ounces a year.
China’s rare earth magnet exports to US decline in November Shipments to the US totaled about 582 tons, compared with 656 tons in October. December 20, 2025 | 08:30 am
