March 24, 2020 Top mint ramps up silver coin output after demand surges The Perth Mint is getting inquiries from mining companies in the U.S. and Africa to refine their gold.
March 24, 2020 South African mining braces for coronavirus lockdown President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday imposed a 21-day lockdown.
March 24, 2020 Eldorado scales down operations at Lamaque mine in Quebec The move comes as the province shutters all non-essential services following a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus cases.
March 24, 2020 Rutile identified as the carrier of vanadium at Eurobattery Minerals’ project The Stockholm-based company is working towards helping Europe become self-sufficient in ethical battery minerals.
March 23, 2020 China Moly to isolate TFM copper mine in Congo Isolation beginning at noon on Tuesday in response to the coronavirus.
March 23, 2020 South Africa orders mines to close in 21-day virus lockdown South Africa’s army will help the police to enforce the lockdown that will start midnight Thursday.
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.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
