April 1, 2020 Argonaut suspends mining in Mexico Mexico’s mining sector will be able to continue operations only deemed to be essential during the public health crisis caused by coronavirus.
April 1, 2020 Mexican miners keep working on essential projects The mining sector will be able to continue with some projects to avoid the "paralization" of future operations.
April 1, 2020 Kinross Gold withdraws 2020 guidance The company says the pandemic has had no material impacts on its operations.
April 1, 2020 Codelco confirms fifth case of coronavirus among workers The company has vowed to maintain "operational continuity" during the health crisis.
April 1, 2020 Teck suspends 2020 forecasts, cuts coal output Company expects steelmaking coal production to drop to about 80-85% of normal levels in an initial two-week slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
April 1, 2020 Vale ponders short-term options to raise Brucutu mine output Operations at Brucutu, with an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes, have been halted at various times over the past year.
April 1, 2020 Antofagasta says renewable energy to power Centinela mine from 2022 Mine to be powered by renewable sources under an agreement with Engie Energía Chile.
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 Bluestone develops Guatemala gold project The Canadian miner is focusing on project readiness activities and optimization efforts.
March 31, 2020 Copper price in last ditch rally Copper price jumps 4% as China manufacturing rebounds, but analysts warn market is far from returning to normal levels.
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