April 20, 2020 Anglo American board donates portion of pay to covid-19 fight Anglo American has already donated $25 million to covid-19 causes.
April 20, 2020 US judge dismisses action brought by Pebble mine opponents The latest court decision removes another obstacle to receiving a final decision on the project, which could become North America’s largest mine.
April 20, 2020 Vale cuts production guidance again The company attributed weak Q1 results to heavy rains, unplanned outages, regulatory delays linked to last year’s dam failure, and ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus.
April 19, 2020 Mexican union wants mining operations to resume in May The Confederation of Mexican Workers asked the federal government to include mining in its list of ‘essential services.’
April 19, 2020 Zambian official says Glencore reverses plan to shutter copper mines Glencore's decision to put MCM under "care and maintenance" sparked a backlash from Zambia's government.
April 19, 2020 First Quantum to evacuate 800 people from Cobre Panamá mine Some 2,000 people were stuck at the mining complex when it entered into lockdown due to covid-19.
April 17, 2020 Mining projects to slow further in Q2 2020 GlobalData reported the progress of 35 mines under construction globally was disrupted due to lockdowns.
April 17, 2020 Coronavirus distress is M&A opportunity for Rio, rivals After years of buying at the peak of the economic cycle and selling in the trough, the world’s big diggers could do the reverse.
April 17, 2020 Congo enacts plan to blunt virus impact as cobalt exports slump Country will begin an information campaign for hundreds of thousands of hand-miners to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 17, 2020 Rockliff updates mineral resource at Tower project The company now reports 1.03Mt indicated @ 5.74% CuEq and 0.37Mt Inferred @ 4.29% CuEq.
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