April 1, 2020

2020 copper production forecast trimmed to 21mt

GlobalData now forecasts output growth of 1.9% this year compared to the original forecast growth rate of 3.4%.

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.