Freeport to cut dividend and slash costs as coronavirus spreads It was the company's first dividend cut since 2015. Reuters | March 23, 2020 | 8:43 am
Lynas closes Malaysia plant due to coronavirus curbs Its flagship mine Mt Weld in Australia will continue to operate. Reuters | March 22, 2020 | 9:18 pm
Ecuador’s largest gold and copper mines scale back as coronavirus cases rapidly grow Projects in the advanced exploration phase will continue to operate. Reuters | March 22, 2020 | 9:12 pm
Tianqi postpones commissioning of Australia lithium plant amid liquidity problems The company said its "tight liquidity situation," following the purchase of an interest in SQM, intensified since the start of 2020 due to the virus outbreak. Reuters | March 22, 2020 | 11:36 am
BHP to exclude contractors at Chile copper mines for 15 days BHP operates the Escondida and Pampa Norte mines in Chile, which on Saturday confirmed its first coronavirus death. Reuters | March 22, 2020 | 11:24 am
China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 2:36 pm
Antofagasta to slow expansion of Los Pelambres mine The reduction in workforce will be for at least 15 days. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 10:20 am
Hochschild halts Argentina operations after mandatory quarantine Hochschild had halted its Peruvian operations earlier this week. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 9:39 am
Two workers that sparked Kinross Russia gold mine lockdown test negative Kinross isolated its Kupol mine complex this week, including 866 on-site workers. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 9:32 am
Rusal puts brakes on Nornickel’s palladium JV Nornickel, the world's largest producer of palladium, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 9:26 am
Vale may continue operating Malaysia port after coronavirus assessment Teluk Rubiah shipped 23.7 million tonnes of iron ore in 2019. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 9:25 am
New Gold halts Ontario mine as Canada border restrictions take effect New Gold's Rainy River mine is located about 65 kilometres north of Fort Frances, Ontario, which straddles the US border. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 8:20 am