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 29, 2020 The impact of critical minerals on national security Which imported minerals create the most risk for US supply chains and national security?
April 29, 2020 Vale mulling offers for New Caledonia nickel assets The nickel operations, the world's largest, have been on the block since December.
April 29, 2020 Zijin warns Papua New Guinea of anger over end of Porgera The Chinese state-owned miner said that a failure to resolve the issue could impair relations between the two countries.
April 28, 2020 Silver miners hit hardest by lockdowns — report Nearly two-thirds of global silver production is still on hold.
April 28, 2020 Papua New Guinea hits back at Barrick for halting Porgera Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the gold mine on Saturday.
April 28, 2020 Mongolia cancels Tavan Tolgoi’s $1 billion IPO plan The shelved share sale would have marked at least the third effort to raise money to develop the giant coal mine.
April 27, 2020 In global electricity slump, coal is the big loser In the US, coal’s share of power generation has dropped more than 5 percentage points since February.
April 27, 2020 Extended lockdowns to hit copper production Antamina reported 210 positive cases of covid-19 in Peru and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.
April 27, 2020 Lockdowns and low prices generate nickel supply shock Nickel recovered from a four-year low of $10,865 a tonne in March to a current $12,820.
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