Glencore’s chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe declares force majeure
South Africa, which has called a three-week lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, is the world's biggest producer of chrome.
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South Africa lockdown squeezes global chrome supply
The country is the world's biggest producer of chrome ore and last year provided 83% of China’s total chrome imports.
Newcrest earns 40% interest in Havieron
Australia's largest gold producer has now reached its Stage 2 farm-in milestone at the project.
Copper price in last ditch rally
Copper price jumps 4% as China manufacturing rebounds, but analysts warn market is far from returning to normal levels.
Canada continues Transmountain pipeline construction
The Alberta provincial government will backstop the Canadian portion of the Keystone XL with a C$7 billion commitment.
Springpole PFS expected in early 2021, says First Mining
Metallurgical testwork as well as tradeoff optimization studies are underway to refine inputs for the PFS.
RPMGlobal expands mobile offering
RPMGlobal is a leader in the mining software solutions space.
Major launches ID-enabled FLEX-MAT
Radio-frequency identification technology tracks and stores screen media data, such as panel dimensions and customer-defined details.
Ero Copper’s Brazil operations not impacted
The company is maintaining its full-year production, capital and operating cost guidance for 2020.
