Europe's biggest copper smelter Aurubis said its operations in Italy had been closed for a week.

The mine was temporarily transitioned to a care and maintenance status on March 16 after the Peruvian government declared a 15-day emergency to battle the coronavirus.

On a global scale, work is grinding to a halt and mines are being placed on temporary care and maintenance.

The miner said it has experienced no operating or production disruptions nor any supply chain interruptions or impact due to covid-19.

The British Columbia property is believed to host over 188m oz gold, 1.2 bn oz silver, 55bn lbs. copper in resources all categories included.