April 13, 2020

Antamina mine halts operations

Peru's Antamina is one of the largest copper/ zinc mines in the world.

April 13, 2020

Home: A brief history of China’s metals stockpiling programmes

When the going gets tough in industrial metal markets, the Chinese get stockpiling.

April 12, 2020

Zinc8’s New York energy storage project on track despite covid-19 pandemic

The Canadian company’s CEO told MINING.com that since the project is still in the planning stage, things are likely to go as expected.

April 10, 2020

Datacloud, Trevali partner to boost orebody evaluation efficiency

The companies are using cutting edge technology to provide information on ore-waste boundaries and to identify mineralized zones.

April 9, 2020

Nexa’s Peru operations remain suspended

Production at Cerro Lindo, Atacocha and El Porvenir mines remains suspended as the government extends the quarantine period until April 26.

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

Sumitomo warns pandemic, oil price fall to hit profit

The company suspended operation at its San Cristobal mine in Bolivia and its Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar.

April 7, 2020

Discovery releases more high-grade assays from Cordero

A 2018 preliminary economic study showed the project could support 29 years of open pit production at 40,000 tonnes per day.

April 7, 2020

The state of Chinese commodities shows recovery taking hold

From oil to copper to coal, China’s gigantic commodities industry is signaling that the first economy to be flattened by the coronavirus is getting closer to a return to normality.

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.