Antofagasta halts expansion at Los Pelambres
It has also suspended contracts with most of the companies involved in the project.
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Ely expands Tonopah West property in Nevada
The property is located in the Tonopah District, an epithermal precious metal deposit of the quartz-adularia type.
Spain lets Riotinto copper mine restart operations
Local authorities in Andalucía determined that mining operations supplying other essential industries should remain open.
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.
Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills 11
The accident took place at the Veracruz coal mine in the Cundinamarca department.
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.
Swiss gold refiners to resume work, easing supply constraints
Valcambi, Argor-Heraeus and PAMP were shut by a local government order on March 20, 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.
Scientists develop organic battery
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