SQM warns plans could change as covid-19 hits demand
Economic slowdowns during the pandemic have ravaged demand in top markets like China.
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Premier Gold shares hit 4-month high on strong Q1 output
The El Niño underground mine recorded its highest quarterly output since declaring commercial production last fall.
Europe’s largest lithium project fully funded
The Cinovec lithium and tin project in Czech Republic, funded to construction, could become the first EU producer of battery-grade lithium.
Mine shutdowns plague metals even as some slowly return to work
The fallout is difficult to quantify as countries extend, revise or relax measures to contain the crisis.
Major miners braced to weather coronavirus, but cash-poor minnows in peril
Gold miners are well placed to weather the downturn, but those in energy and battery materials will struggle.
Lockdown to cut Gold Fields’ South Deep output
Company expects to lose 32,000 ounces of production.
Amplats targets $211 million in savings to offset lockdown losses
The company has suffered a 7% drop in first-quarter output of platinum group metals.
Sibanye-Stillwater pulls 2020 outlook, to resume South African ops
The firm said it would resume gold and platinum operations in South Africa in the next two weeks.
MMG copper output sinks on Peru force majeure
Production declined 20% in Q1 due mainly to disruptions at its Las Bambas mine in Peru.
