May 3, 2020 Glencore’s Zambia subsidiary to resume mining operations temporarily Mopani will resume activities for 90 days but still expects to place its mining operations on care and maintenance afterwards.
May 1, 2020 Lucapa Diamond restarts Lulo mine in Angola Operations will resume on a two shift six-day week basis, with 50% of the workforce.
May 1, 2020 Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m The move would allow Petra to draw 400 million ($21m) rand of a 1 billion rand revolving credit facility to saty afloat.
April 30, 2020 CHART: Covid-19 disrupts $6.9 billion of global mining output New report shows operations at 260 mines in 33 countries have been suspended – South Africa, US, Mexico hardest hit.
April 30, 2020 China Moly shrugs off South Africa port disruption as DRC cobalt sales rise Copper output from Tenke Fungurume was up 5.4% at 42,694 tonnes in the first quarter.
April 30, 2020 Implats cuts output guidance as coronavirus weighs Company expects annual refined production of between 2.6 million and 2.9 million ounces this year.
April 29, 2020 Eskom shuts power plant after warning ash dam may collapse The closure adds to the environmental challenges faced by the company, which produces almost all of South Africa’s power.
April 29, 2020 De Beers donates $200,000 to women’s support organizations in fight against covid-19 The donation will be split equally across Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.
April 29, 2020 Fears rise for illegal South African miners hiding underground in virus lockdown At least 100 illegal gold miners in South Africa are hiding underground, according to industry sources.
April 29, 2020 World’s deepest gold mines on a ‘cliff’ as virus cuts output The pandemic jeopardizes the future of SA's 134-year-old industry that once employed more than half a million workers on the world’s biggest gold field.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
