April 6, 2020 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.
April 5, 2020 Congo’s Chemaf mothballs copper-cobalt processing plant over coronavirus The facilities are the latest mining operations to be affected by travel restrictions and border closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 3, 2020 Ivanhoe moves hundreds to mine site Strict quarantine and lockdown measures have been implemented at Kamoa-Kakula.
April 2, 2020 RCT automates fleet in Burkina Faso Company has executed a project with African Underground Mining Services at the Siou underground gold mine.
April 2, 2020 ARM says JV gets green light to load iron ore amid lockdown Assmang, a 50-50 venture with Assore, had received authorization from the mines ministry to operate its load-out stations at the Khumani and Beeshoek mines.
April 2, 2020 Centamin appoints new CEO Martin Horgan, co-founder of a gold company acquired by Resolute Mining last year, is taking the post.
April 1, 2020 Kinross Gold withdraws 2020 guidance The company says the pandemic has had no material impacts on its operations.
April 1, 2020 Covid-19 robs diamond sector of recovery hopes The coronavirus pandemic has squashed diamond miners’ dawning hopes of a recovery in the beleaguered sector.
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.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
