July 7, 2020

Thousands of copper workers have fallen ill in Chile

It’s no coincidence that global copper prices and Chilean covid-19 cases are rising together.

July 6, 2020

Lundin restarts Fruta del Norte in Ecuador

Company expects to resume concentrate shipments in the next few days.

July 6, 2020

Kibali’s $500 million cleared to leave Congo soon

Barrick has been in discussions with the government over how to get the money out of the country for months.

July 6, 2020

Freeport beats revised Q2 copper sales, shares jump

Second-quarter copper sales are expected to exceed the estimate of 690 million pounds by approximately 8%.

July 6, 2020

Arctic diesel spill caused $2 billion damage, Russia says

The vast majority of the damage was to waterways that are linked to the Kara Sea.

July 6, 2020

Chinese miners’ deal frenzy seen stalling on regulatory hurdles

Growing scrutiny by Australia and Canada may cut short wave of acquisitions led by China’s state miners.

July 6, 2020

Peru miners under siege as coronavirus cases top 300,000

Mining companies must keep operations suspended and halt new ones as confirmed cases in the sector surge.

July 5, 2020

Codelco to suspend El Teniente mine expansion, cites pandemic

Unions say at least 2,300 of Codelco's workers have been infected with the virus since mid-March.

July 3, 2020

Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second…

July 3, 2020

Unions at Chuquicamata mine approve new coronavirus measures

Unions had voted to implement a seven-day on, seven-day off shift schedule.