April 6, 2020

Covid-19 cuts $280bn swathe through top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020.

April 6, 2020

Nevada Copper pauses Pumpkin Hollow production

The temporary suspension of production is expected to last for at least six weeks.

April 6, 2020

Antofagasta halts expansion at Los Pelambres

It has also suspended contracts with most of the companies involved in the project.

April 6, 2020

Spain lets Riotinto copper mine restart operations

Local authorities in Andalucía determined that mining operations supplying other essential industries should remain open.

April 5, 2020

Covid-19 kills worker at First Quantum’s Cobre Panamá mine

Following the identification of the first case of COVID-19 on March 24, a worker died over the weekend.

April 5, 2020

As China reopens, Africa’s woes threaten to starve its factories

Most African countries have closed their borders and several have limited internal travel or imposed lockdowns.

April 5, 2020

Congo’s Chemaf mothballs copper-cobalt processing plant over coronavirus

The facilities are the latest mining operations to be affected by travel restrictions and border closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

April 3, 2020

Grupo Mexico starts gradual reduction of mining operations

Grupo Mexico is third largest copper producer in the world.

April 3, 2020

Rio declares force majeure at Kennecott after quake

Rio shut down the Utah copper complex following a quake in March.

April 3, 2020

Rio faces investor rebellion over Oyu Tolgoi

US hedge fund calls for boardroom shakeup at Rio-controlled Turquoise Hill over "massive devaluation" of giant Mongolian copper project.