April 1, 2020 Teck suspends 2020 forecasts, cuts coal output Company expects steelmaking coal production to drop to about 80-85% of normal levels in an initial two-week slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
April 1, 2020 Vale ponders short-term options to raise Brucutu mine output Operations at Brucutu, with an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes, have been halted at various times over the past year.
April 1, 2020 Antofagasta says renewable energy to power Centinela mine from 2022 Mine to be powered by renewable sources under an agreement with Engie Energía Chile.
April 1, 2020 Freeport Indonesia obtains new copper export permit The permit is from March 16 this year and will last until March 15, 2021.
March 31, 2020 South Africa lockdown squeezes global chrome supply The country is the world's biggest producer of chrome ore and last year provided 83% of China’s total chrome imports.
March 31, 2020 Newcrest earns 40% interest in Havieron Australia's largest gold producer has now reached its Stage 2 farm-in milestone at the project.
March 31, 2020 Polymetal signs offtake deal with Blackham The companies have formed an alliance, with the aim of reducing the global environmental footprint of concentrate processing.
March 31, 2020 Vale says resumption of lost capacity could be slowed Vale calculates roughly 18 million tonnes of output could be interrupted in the transoceanic market.
March 31, 2020 Glencore postpones dividend payment decision The miner is focusing on protecting and strengthening its capital structure during this period of heightened uncertainty due to covid-19.
March 30, 2020 Rio pledges A$25m to support fight against covid-19 Rio's voluntary global community contributions now total A$60 million for 2020.
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