April 9, 2020 Chile’s outsourced Codelco workers slam suspension of contract work over coronavirus The Confederation of Copper Workers complained Codelco made the decision without seeking their input or alternatives.
April 9, 2020 BHP confirms first two cases of coronavirus at Escondida mine One in-house worker and one contractor had shown symptoms and tested positive.
April 9, 2020 Russia slams Trump’s order to spur mining on the moon Space agency Roscosmos has likened the Presidential order to colonialism.
April 8, 2020 Vale extends care and maintenance at Voisey’s Bay The company is halting activity for a period of up to three months.
April 8, 2020 Codelco says copper production, sales hitting targets amid coronavirus outbreak The world's top copper miner maintains operational continuity at its mines.
April 8, 2020 In uncertain times, global metals exchange volumes surge LME's average daily activity jumped by 15% in March to 794,139 contracts, the highest monthly total since April 2018.
April 8, 2020 Newcrest stays operative, sets up covid-19 fund The Australian miner established an A$20-million support fund to help communities and researchers.
April 8, 2020 Rio goes ahead with dividend amid coronavirus uncertainty Chairman Simon Thompson said the company had decided to go ahead with paying the dividend due on April 16.
April 8, 2020 Cornish hits new, high-grade copper mineralization The miner hit the jackpot at the United Downs project in Cornwall.
April 7, 2020 Glencore to shut Zambia copper mines The company is said to have declared force majeure at its Mopani Copper Mines.
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