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 2, 2020 Tethyan to acquire past-producing mines in Serbia The Vancouver-based miner entered into an arm’s length agreement with EFPP.
April 1, 2020 Murchison discovers new zone at Brabant Lake Exploration drilling intersected high-grade copper and zinc mineralization 10 km to the southwest of the company’s Brabant-Mckenzie deposit.
March 30, 2020 Zinc production to ramp up over coming years – report Fitch Solutions expects elevated prices will encourage miners to restart idled capacity and begin production at key new mines.
March 30, 2020 Vedanta to suspend operations at Namibian zinc unit Skorpion Zinc mine to be put on care and maintenance because of pit failures.
March 27, 2020 Vedanta CEO resigns; zinc unit head named interim chief Vedanta has been looking to expand its zinc, silver and oil and gas business.
March 27, 2020 Bolivia’s largest mine suspends operations as virus controls tighten The San Cristóbal mine, located near the border with Chile, has suspended operations.
March 26, 2020 Trevali halts Canadian zinc mine amid covid-19 outbreak The Caribou mine in New Brunswick has been in continuous production since 2015.
March 26, 2020 Glencore closes operations in four countries over coronavirus curbs Glencore joins peers such as Anglo American, Antofagasta, Codelco and Teck Resources in temporarily closing or slowing some operations.
March 20, 2020 China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
