March 24, 2020 OceanaGold puts Waihi operation on hold The miner is working with the New Zealand government to determine what exemptions may be available for the Macraes operation.
March 24, 2020 Junior exploration in Peru Peru received 6.3% of global investment in non-ferrous metal exploration in 2018.
March 24, 2020 Top mint ramps up silver coin output after demand surges The Perth Mint is getting inquiries from mining companies in the U.S. and Africa to refine their gold.
March 23, 2020 Hatch, Anglo, BHP, and Fortescue form Green Hydrogen consortium Companies are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
March 22, 2020 Tianqi postpones commissioning of Australia lithium plant amid liquidity problems The company said its "tight liquidity situation," following the purchase of an interest in SQM, intensified since the start of 2020 due to the virus outbreak.
March 20, 2020 Global copper production disruptions Producers have halted or cut back operations and slowed construction.
March 20, 2020 BHP to hire 1,500 to support Australia operations The jobs will be offered as six-month contracts and cover a range of skills needed by BHP operations in the short term.
March 19, 2020 Expect more global mining disruptions – report Fitch says it’s also unclear if producers will be able to make up lost output.
March 19, 2020 BHP says no hit to operations so far from coronavirus The company has banned international business travel for all its employees.
March 18, 2020 Global copper production to grow 3% annually until 2029 Fitch analysts predict global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.1% over 2020-2029, with total output rising from 20.3mnt to 26.8mnt over the same period.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm