Virus curbs force oil, mine workers to move across a continent
Some of the biggest mining and energy companies are scrambling to respond to tightening controls on movement inside Australia.
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Rio shut down the Utah copper complex following a quake in March.
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Rio faces investor rebellion over Oyu Tolgoi
US hedge fund calls for boardroom shakeup at Rio-controlled Turquoise Hill over "massive devaluation" of giant Mongolian copper project.
Chilean copper miners considering production cuts
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New Gold brings Ontario mine back online
Operations at Rainy River were halted for for two weeks to comply with federal and provincial coronavirus guidelines.
Ivanhoe moves hundreds to mine site
Strict quarantine and lockdown measures have been implemented at Kamoa-Kakula.
Palladium One’s 20,000-hectare Finland reservation gets permit
The reservation is adjacent to the company’s flagship Läntinen Koillismaa project.
Brazil shuts 47 mining dams deemed unsafe
More than half of them belong to Vale, whose Córrego do Feijão mine’s tailings collapsed last year, releasing a torrent of mining waste that killed about 270 people.
