May 19, 2020 China shifts policy tack to plug its copper scrap gap Imports of higher-grade copper scrap have been reclassified from “waste” to “resource”.
May 19, 2020 Antofagasta cuts dividend on virus uncertainty Miner cut its 2019 final dividend by $70 million due to covid-19 restrictions in place in Chile.
May 19, 2020 Braveheart closer to restarting Bull River project The Calgary-based miner received a positive system impact study from the provincial Hydro and Power Authority.
May 19, 2020 Franklin Mining dabbles in Chile The US miner, who has projects in Peru and Bolivia, has signed a joint venture agreement to explore a copper project in Chile.
May 18, 2020 Heavy-metal pollution causes mass fish deaths in Nigeria Samples of the fish and nearby waters analyzed in a laboratory showed normal levels of hydrocarbon and unusually high amounts of metals traceable to waste from batteries.
May 18, 2020 Ecuador restarts mines after quarantine; neighbors protest Lundin Gold, which operates Fruta del Norte, said it was restarting mineral transport under international security protocols for workers and nearby communities.
May 18, 2020 Freeport cuts workforce at Grasberg as coronavirus cases in area rise Company did not say how many workers at the mine, which normally employs about 25,000 people, would be kept on to run the operation.
May 17, 2020 Ecuador to resume mining activities Smaller mines in the south of the country have already started moving ore and concentrate to port.
May 17, 2020 China’s Chifeng Jilong restarts gold production at Laos mine after 6 yrs The restart of gold production at the mine comes after gold prices hit a seven-year high last month.
May 17, 2020 Researchers say market manipulation is destroying traditional safe havens Experts at the University of Sussex say irregular trades are the reason why gold and bitcoin prices are not surging during the covid-19 pandemic.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
