March 19, 2020

Copper price surges over 10% after touching 2009 lows

Copper dropped overnight to below $2 a pound only to rally 11.6% in New York trade Thursday.

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

MMG cuts Las Bambas operations as Peru declares emergency

Operations in Australia and the Democratic Republic of Congo continue normally, company said.

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 19, 2020

Codelco says sales, shipments of copper not yet hit by coronavirus

The company has already announced a plan to scale down operations to contain the spread of the virus.

March 19, 2020

Anglo American reduces operations at Los Bronces

The miner said it expected only minimal impact on output because it planned to continue processing stockpiled copper.

March 19, 2020

Aurania removes workers from Ecuador gold project

The Canadian miner said the decision responds to the state of emergency declared in the South American country.

March 18, 2020

Codelco to cut operations as coronavirus spreads

The Chilean copper producer said it would maintain "operational continuity" for 15 days.

March 18, 2020

Brazil’s mining minister tests positive for coronavirus

Bento Albuquerque is 16th member of Bolsonaro's recent delegation to the U.S. to test positive for Covid-19.

March 18, 2020

Top metal miners curb operations as governments fight virus

The world’s top metal producers are limiting their operations, dimming the supply outlook.