Shanghai iron ore, steel futures recover from losses in early trade Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange recovered after a 3% drop earlier, ending up 0.9% at 647 yuan a tonne. Reuters | April 2, 2020 | 6:36 am
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. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 12:26 pm
Codelco confirms fifth case of coronavirus among workers The company has vowed to maintain "operational continuity" during the health crisis. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 10:27 am
Waste molybdenum ore spill in China spreads 110 km downstream There were no casualties reported. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 9:21 am
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. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 9:01 am
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. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 8:53 am
Antofagasta says renewable energy to power Centinela mine from 2022 Mine to be powered by renewable sources under an agreement with Engie Energía Chile. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 8:52 am
Freeport Indonesia obtains new copper export permit The permit is from March 16 this year and will last until March 15, 2021. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 8:45 am
Glencore’s chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe declares force majeure South Africa, which has called a three-week lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, is the world's biggest producer of chrome. Reuters | April 1, 2020 | 3:20 am
South Africa lockdown squeezes global chrome supply The country is the world's biggest producer of chrome ore and last year provided 83% of China’s total chrome imports. Reuters | March 31, 2020 | 4:43 pm
South32 files request for arbitration in Colombia royalty dispute There is a dispute over royalty payments from its majority-owned Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine. Reuters | March 31, 2020 | 1:20 pm
Coronavirus pushes London banks to consider additional gold storage sites The five banks that clear gold trades are considering expanding their network of storage locations to other countries if it becomes impossible to fly enough gold in and out of London. Reuters | March 31, 2020 | 9:49 am