Canned food sprees won’t save aluminum
Demand has slowed for a decade, and a surplus was expected this year even before the current crisis.
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Nickel Asia to resume ore shipment as local mining ban lifted
Mining operations in Surigao del Norte had been suspended from April 1.
Macarthur Minerals gets government grant to drill at Lake Giles
The Toowong-based company wants to explore the Moonshine North nickel prospect.
Antofagasta halts expansion at Los Pelambres
It has also suspended contracts with most of the companies involved in the project.
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.
