March 26, 2020 Worldwide mining disruptions On a global scale, work is grinding to a halt and mines are being placed on temporary care and maintenance.
March 26, 2020 South African gold shipments to London have been cut off Rand Refinery, the continent’s only gold refiner, said it’s exploring back-up plans to meet its delivery commitments.
March 26, 2020 Rio Tinto raps Australian lobby group for coal support Rio Tinto has found several cases where Australia's biggest mining industry body advocated for thermal coal in contravention of 2015 Paris climate goals.
March 26, 2020 Glencore closes operations in four countries over coronavirus curbs Glencore joins peers such as Anglo American, Antofagasta, Codelco and Teck Resources in temporarily closing or slowing some operations.
March 26, 2020 Vale to battle coronavirus with thermal cameras The cameras will be imported from Sweden and China and begin arriving at the end of March.
March 26, 2020 Barrick unveils 10-year plan to become world’s most valued gold miner The strategy sees it boosting production to 5 million ounces of gold a year, with the bulk coming from its North American operations.
March 25, 2020 Codelco suspends construction projects over virus The 15-day suspension applied to remaining work being carried out to make Chuquicamata an underground mine, and projects at an early stage at Rajo Inca and Traspaso Andina.
March 25, 2020 Sibanye to put South African operations on hold The company also reduced the number of people at its US operations.
March 25, 2020 Coronavirus may prevent Codelco from re-gaining world’s top copper miner spot Delays in upgrades and expansion projects due to measures to stop the spread of covid-19 will negatively tip the scale, say experts.
March 24, 2020 OceanaGold puts Waihi operation on hold The miner is working with the New Zealand government to determine what exemptions may be available for the Macraes operation.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to the Ar Rjum project Includes process electrification, field instrumentation, and automation, as well as detailed engineering for the processing plant. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
