March 23, 2020 South Africa orders mines to close in 21-day virus lockdown South Africa’s army will help the police to enforce the lockdown that will start midnight Thursday.
March 23, 2020 Congo’s key copper, cobalt provinces in two-day lockdown The measure is expected to weigh heavily on copper output.
March 23, 2020 Egyptian billionaire Sawiris boosts exposure to gold Egypt last month announced a new exploration tender for gold-mining.
March 23, 2020 B2Gold halts mining in Philippines, Africa operations unchanged Temporary suspensions come as government measures to contain the the spread of Covid-19 has disrupted fuel supplies.
March 23, 2020 Endeavour buys Semafo, creates one of West Africa’s top gold miners The C$1 billion-deal brings about a top 15 gold producer, with combined volume of over 1 million ounces a year.
March 22, 2020 Sibanye-Stillwater refutes Covid-19 social media hoax The company will pursue legal action against the source of information that stated that there was a case of Covid-19 at its Marikana operation.
March 20, 2020 Global copper production disruptions Producers have halted or cut back operations and slowed construction.
March 20, 2020 Jervois suspends all activity in Uganda The company also reported final results from its 2019-20 drill programs at Kilembe.
March 20, 2020 Barrick puts emergency covid-19 response plans in place The company said placed and forecast orders are still intact and there have been no hold-ups in its supply chain.
March 20, 2020 Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines reviews operations due to coronavirus Any discretionary activity planned for 2020 and not yet commenced will be suspended or deferred.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
