April 1, 2020 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.
March 31, 2020 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.
March 31, 2020 Petra Diamonds founder steps down Adonis Pouroulis was the company’s founder and chairman for 23 years.
March 31, 2020 Glencore postpones dividend payment decision The miner is focusing on protecting and strengthening its capital structure during this period of heightened uncertainty due to covid-19.
March 31, 2020 Harmony Gold curbs output as it shuts nine mines It expects to only produce between 650kg to 700kg of gold in South Africa during the 21-day lockdown imposed by the government.
March 30, 2020 Vedanta to suspend operations at Namibian zinc unit Skorpion Zinc mine to be put on care and maintenance because of pit failures.
March 30, 2020 De Beers scraps diamond sales event The coronavirus lockdowns have made it impossible for buyers to attend.
March 30, 2020 Top platinum miners declare force majeure after coronavirus lockdown South Africa, which accounts for around 70% of mined platinum, called a three-week national shutdown last week.
March 28, 2020 Namibia suspends mining operations as coronavirus lockdown takes effect On Saturday, the country entered its first day of a partial lockdown as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 28, 2020 Guinea partners with China-backed consortium at Simandou The Simandou deposit holds estimated reserves of more than 2 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
