April 27, 2020 Extended lockdowns to hit copper production Antamina reported 210 positive cases of covid-19 in Peru and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.
April 27, 2020 Freeport’s El Abra mine in Chile to scale back processing Company said it would scale back copper processing by 40%.
April 27, 2020 Rio signs $51 million earn-in on Zambia copper deposits Rio can earn up to a 75% interest in the Solwezi licences, located next to First Quantum's Kansanshi mine.
April 27, 2020 Lockdowns and low prices generate nickel supply shock Nickel recovered from a four-year low of $10,865 a tonne in March to a current $12,820.
April 27, 2020 Zijin axes expected gold output after losing PNG mine It plans to speed up the construction of the Longnan Zijin project in China and look into acquisitions to offset the loss of Porgera.
April 27, 2020 De Beers boosts output by 5.8% in Namibia Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and De Beers, produced 511,000 carats in the first quarter.
April 24, 2020 Glencore denies union claim S. Africa smelter workers had fake permits Glencore said the workers were escorted to a local police station, but that all their work permits were valid.
April 24, 2020 CIBC raises gold price forecast; shares top stock picks Bank is increasing its forecast to $1,725 per oz. in 2020 and $1,800 per oz. in 2021.
April 24, 2020 Miners will weather the covid-19 storm — report Resilience and better financial positions built over past years will shield miners, Fitch says.
April 24, 2020 Rio Tinto boosts budget for Citadel copper project Rio will spend A$9.2 million ($5.9m) on exploration at the project, a joint venture with junior Antipa Minerals.
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