March 25, 2020 Mining in Ecuador halted as govt issues orders to stay home The novel coronavirus has now reached the country's Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
March 24, 2020 INTERVIEW: Christian Cavagnaro, managing director, Takraf Tenova Key supplier of equipment for open pit mining, company is finalizing Chuquicamata underground in Chile.
March 24, 2020 INTERVIEW: John Black, CEO and director, Regulus Resources Regulus’ focus is on the AntaKori project in Northern Peru where it drilled continuously throughout 2018.
March 24, 2020 Colombia mining companies to reduce operations due to coronavirus The country will enter a nationwide 19-day quarantine late on Tuesday.
March 24, 2020 First Quantum eyes Cobre Panama stake sale The Canadian miner is studying options to maintain control.
March 24, 2020 Junior exploration in Peru Peru received 6.3% of global investment in non-ferrous metal exploration in 2018.
March 24, 2020 Vale to draw $5 billion from credit lines, help suppliers Vale said it will pay more than 1,000 suppliers before they are due to help the companies deal with the sharp fall in economic activity.
March 24, 2020 First Quantum sees slower ramp-up at Panama mine after workers contract coronavirus Miner maintained its production guidance for the year but said it would temporarily cut pay for certain senior staff by 20%.
March 23, 2020 Pan American pauses Argentina operations The company is also suspending supply deliveries and personnel transport at its San Vicente operations in Bolivia.
March 23, 2020 Codelco says copper price fall puts projects “at risk” Last week Codelco said it would slow production to a level of "operational continuity" for a period of 15 days.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm