March 22, 2020 Ecuador’s largest gold and copper mines scale back as coronavirus cases rapidly grow Projects in the advanced exploration phase will continue to operate.
March 20, 2020 China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020.
March 20, 2020 Yamana orders partial demobilization of workforce at Cerro Moro The Argentina mine will operate during this period largely from its open-pit operations and from stockpiled material.
March 20, 2020 British Columbia biotech identifying antibodies for Covid-19 AbCellera, Eli Lilly hope to test new drug on Covid-19 patients within four months.
March 20, 2020 Pure Gold still on track to deliver first production this year The company's mine in Red Lake is still on track for first gold production in late 2020.
March 20, 2020 Pennsylvania coal mines must shut down, governor orders Consol Energy and Contura Energy both operate coal mines in the state.
March 20, 2020 Lithium Americas halts Argentina construction Cauchari-Olaroz will be placed on care and maintenance; no employees are currently infected with Covid-19.
March 20, 2020 Jervois suspends all activity in Uganda The company also reported final results from its 2019-20 drill programs at Kilembe.
March 20, 2020 BHP to hire 1,500 to support Australia operations The jobs will be offered as six-month contracts and cover a range of skills needed by BHP operations in the short term.
March 20, 2020 Barrick puts emergency covid-19 response plans in place The company said placed and forecast orders are still intact and there have been no hold-ups in its supply chain.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
