Miners use on-site testing to keep operations coronavirus-free
Timothy Ray Sewell is no stranger to pandemics. In the early 2000s, he developed emergency management plans in Indonesia and Borneo for BHP Billiton during…
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Torex posts ‘solid’ Q2; updates 2020 guidance
Mexico-focused producer Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) released its second quarter financial results and updated production guidance for the year: with 59,508 oz. gold generated…
Lucara’s digital sales platform poised for growth during Covid-19
Since its first sale through its Clara sales platform in late 2018, Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has sold US$12.1 million worth of diamonds using the…
Newmont restarts mines as restrictions ease
With restrictions on mining due to the coronavirus pandemic starting to ease, Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) is back on track with all but one…
Mining in Mexico to restart
Mining in Mexico, the world’s largest silver producing country, is set to fully resume next week as authorities implement a gradual nationwide return to a…
Alrosa’s anemic April sales underscore market distress
Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output, saw sales for rough and polished diamonds fall to US$15.6 million in April, as the coronavirus…
Perseus pushes ahead in West Africa, despite virus threat
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU ) is building its second open-pit mine in Cote d’Ivoire and its third in West Africa, and expects to…
COVID-19 disrupts US$6.9B of global mining output, S&P Global says
COVID-19 has impacted the mining industry across the globe as governments enforce lockdowns and quarantines and companies halt operations because workers and contractors can’t get…
Silver miners hit hard by lockdowns, GlobalData says
Since mid-March, the response of governments worldwide to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to disrupted mining activities across the globe. Thirty-two countries have passed partial…
Extended lockdowns hit copper production
Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN), has reported 210 positive cases of coronavirus and said the…
Haywood Securities lowers base metal forecasts
Haywood Securities has cut its base metal price forecasts for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment dealer expects copper will cost US$2.45 per…
Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic: WMO
Greenhouse emissions are expected to fall by 6% this year due to a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)…