March 22, 2020 Ecuador’s largest gold and copper mines scale back as coronavirus cases rapidly grow Projects in the advanced exploration phase will continue to operate.
March 22, 2020 BHP to exclude contractors at Chile copper mines for 15 days BHP operates the Escondida and Pampa Norte mines in Chile, which on Saturday confirmed its first coronavirus death.
March 22, 2020 Companies operating in Peru evacuate personnel from mine sites The South American country is under a 15-day mandatory quarantine and an evening curfew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 20, 2020 Global copper production disruptions Producers have halted or cut back operations and slowed construction.
March 20, 2020 Yamana orders partial demobilization of workforce at Cerro Moro The Argentina mine will operate during this period largely from its open-pit operations and from stockpiled material.
March 20, 2020 Lithium Americas halts Argentina construction Cauchari-Olaroz will be placed on care and maintenance; no employees are currently infected with Covid-19.
March 20, 2020 Antofagasta to slow expansion of Los Pelambres mine The reduction in workforce will be for at least 15 days.
March 20, 2020 Barrick puts emergency covid-19 response plans in place The company said placed and forecast orders are still intact and there have been no hold-ups in its supply chain.
March 20, 2020 Hochschild halts Argentina operations after mandatory quarantine Hochschild had halted its Peruvian operations earlier this week.
March 20, 2020 Anglo American reschedules work at mines The company says there has been no material disruption to production.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
