July 20, 2020 Pan American suspends Peru operations Company is moving its Huaron and Morococha operations into care and maintenance in response to several workers at the mines recently testing positive for covid-19.
July 20, 2020 Jiangxi Copper sells shares in First Quantum The Chinese company bought its equity stake in the miner in December 2019.
July 20, 2020 Vale nominates Denis Cuenca as COO His nomination comes after the board approved the creation of a compliance division as part of recommendations given by an independent committee in February.
July 19, 2020 Sumitomo scores legal victory in Bolivia The Plurinational Constitutional Court ruled that due process was violated in a two-year-long labour dispute.
July 19, 2020 BHP’s C-19 Tracer app may be rolled out within Chile’s mining industry Local media report that BHP is proposing the idea of expanding the use of the covid-19 contact tracing app beyond its mine sites.
July 17, 2020 US asks judge to block miner’s share sale of Citgo parent Crystallex International is seeking to enforce a $1.4 billion arbitration award against Venezuela, most of which remains unpaid.
July 17, 2020 Despite Brazil’s covid-19 spike, Minister of Mines optimistic Bento Albuquerque said revenue from mineral production in H1 2020 was 1% higher than in the first half of 2019.
July 17, 2020 Intergovernmental Forum calls for resource taxation re-evaluation IGF has launched the Future of Resource Taxation, a new initiative aiming to improve the way governments collect revenue from the mining sector.
July 17, 2020 RBC hikes silver price forecasts RBC Capital Markets has raised its silver price forecasts by 16% in 2020, 17% in 2021 and 14% in 2022.
July 17, 2020 Court suspends Vale’s $1.5bn deposit in Brumadinho case The amount would ensure the enforcement of any potential fine or forfeiture of assets, rights and values related to the disaster.
Precious metals extend rally as silver price surpasses $90 Spot gold hit a peak of $4,641.29 per ounce, taking its year-to-date gains to 6%. January 14, 2026 | 09:41 am
