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.

April 17, 2020

Falcon acquires two gold projects in British Columbia

The Vancouver-based miner purchased the Spitfire and Sunny Boy claims near Merritt.

April 17, 2020

Rio lowers copper target at Oyu Tolgoi

The company won't meet its previous production guidance of 530,000-570,000 tonnes.

April 16, 2020

Turquoise Hill gold production drops 78%

Copper output at Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia mine slid 23% in first quarter amid covid-19 disruptions.

April 16, 2020

INTERVIEW: Víctor Gobitz, president Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers

The lockdown on March 15th caught the mining industry by surprise.

April 16, 2020

Barrick maintains 2020 guidance despite output drop

It expects first-quarter gold production to fall by 8.5% due to global efforts to stop the spread of covid-19.

April 15, 2020

Zambia plans to revoke Glencore’s Mopani licenses

Mopani's chief executive Nathan Bullock detained at Lusaka airport.