Ecuador restarts mines after quarantine; neighbors protest Lundin Gold, which operates Fruta del Norte, said it was restarting mineral transport under international security protocols for workers and nearby communities. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 12:31 pm
Sweden reports its biggest ever quake caused by mining in Arctic Kiruna, the world's biggest underground iron ore mine, has been closed until further notice. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 11:20 am
Hochschild to restart operations at Peru mines The company recently restarted operations at its San Jose mine in Argentina. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 8:02 am
Russian army sets up mobile hospital at Olimpiada mine Initial tests showed 866 positive cases among employees of the Polyus Krasnoyarsk unit as of Monday. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 7:52 am
Freeport cuts workforce at Grasberg as coronavirus cases in area rise Company did not say how many workers at the mine, which normally employs about 25,000 people, would be kept on to run the operation. Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 6:28 am
South Africa’s Impala closes platinum mine due to coronavirus cases Implats identified 19 positive cases of covid-19 during the week, all of them asymptomatic. Reuters | May 17, 2020 | 10:01 am
Mexican miner Peñoles to suspend zinc mine due to tough conditions, low prices Peñoles said in a statement that it has begun laying off unionized workers in the unit. Reuters | May 17, 2020 | 9:47 am
China’s Chifeng Jilong restarts gold production at Laos mine after 6 yrs The restart of gold production at the mine comes after gold prices hit a seven-year high last month. Reuters | May 17, 2020 | 9:33 am
Tianqi Lithium talking to banks about easing loan terms Around $1.9 billion of the $3.5 billion loan used to buy its stake in SQM is due November 2020. Reuters | May 15, 2020 | 11:28 am
Nornickel uses freight flights for exports amid covid-19 Company said that deliveries to clients had not been affected despite the disruptions to passenger flights. Reuters | May 14, 2020 | 2:37 pm
Sierra Leone mining revenue sinks Mining accounts for more than 80% of the West African country's export revenue. Reuters | May 14, 2020 | 9:05 am
Zambia starts processing artisanal gold The country built 10 milling plants to process gold in a drive to formalise artisanal and small-scale miners and diversify from copper mining. Reuters | May 13, 2020 | 10:21 am