April 28, 2020 DRC locks down mining city and Zambia border town A 24-hour lockdown was imposed on the mining hub of Lubumbashi.
April 28, 2020 Boliden Q1 core profit slumps as mines business weighs First quarter operating profit declined 25% from a year earlier.
April 28, 2020 Jiangxi Copper posts lowest profit since 2017 as virus sinks prices First quarter profits fell 78.4% on lower copper prices in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
April 28, 2020 Papua New Guinea hits back at Barrick for halting Porgera Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the gold mine on Saturday.
April 27, 2020 Extended lockdowns to hit copper production Antamina reported 210 positive cases of covid-19 in Peru and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.
April 27, 2020 Seabridge releases KSM PEA with improved economics Study suggests large underground block cave mine at the Iron Cap deposit, with one third of the planned production sourced from open pits at the site.
April 27, 2020 Freeport’s El Abra mine in Chile to scale back processing Company said it would scale back copper processing by 40%.
April 27, 2020 Rio signs $51 million earn-in on Zambia copper deposits Rio can earn up to a 75% interest in the Solwezi licences, located next to First Quantum's Kansanshi mine.
April 27, 2020 Canada’s miners struggle with covid-19 challenges The sector often operates in rural or remote areas and workers live in close quarters, adding to the risks.
April 27, 2020 Ivanhoe’s Kakula mine advances ahead of schedule More than 8 miles of underground development is now completed, 3 miles ahead of schedule.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
