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.
March 19, 2020 Expect more global mining disruptions – report Fitch says it’s also unclear if producers will be able to make up lost output.
March 18, 2020 South America lockdown starting to hit base metals supplies Analysts at Fastmarkets believe the extended closures and logistical jams could see supply of base metals produced in the region restricted.
March 16, 2020 Zinc 2020 price forecast revised down over supply deficit – report Zinc prices have cratered since peaking in January.
March 16, 2020 Lundin places zinc expansion on back-burner over coronavirus The miner said there had been no material impact on production or shipments from any of the company’s operations to date as a result of Covid-19.
March 15, 2020 Santa Cruz halts operations in Zacatecas The miner is dealing with permitting issues incurred in by the previous owner of the Santa Cruz operation.
March 13, 2020 Silvercorp ramps up China operations As of this week, the Ying and GC mines had achieved 94% of planned capacity.
March 13, 2020 China copper inventories near 4-yr high as supply swamps virus-hit demand Inventories of copper climbed by 34,959 tonnes from the previous week to 380,065 tonnes.
March 13, 2020 Meet zinc, the cheap metal gunning for lithium’s battery crown Metal is making the jump into a developing $30 billion energy-storage market for electrical grids.
Congo halts artisanal copper and cobalt processing amid corruption crackdown Congo launched its first batch of traceable artisanal cobalt in November. December 24, 2025 | 08:42 am
