First Quantum to evacuate 800 people from Cobre Panamá mine Some 2,000 people were stuck at the mining complex when it entered into lockdown due to covid-19. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 19, 2020 | 12:20 pm
Mining projects to slow further in Q2 2020 GlobalData reported the progress of 35 mines under construction globally was disrupted due to lockdowns. MINING.com Editor | April 17, 2020 | 1:28 pm
Coronavirus distress is M&A opportunity for Rio, rivals After years of buying at the peak of the economic cycle and selling in the trough, the world’s big diggers could do the reverse. Bloomberg Opinion | April 17, 2020 | 11:08 am
Zinc supply cuts outstripped by demand destruction from coronavirus BMO estimates global zinc demand will fall by about 6% this year. Reuters | April 17, 2020 | 10:11 am
Congo enacts plan to blunt virus impact as cobalt exports slump Country will begin an information campaign for hundreds of thousands of hand-miners to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomberg News | April 17, 2020 | 8:47 am
Rockliff updates mineral resource at Tower project The company now reports 1.03Mt indicated @ 5.74% CuEq and 0.37Mt Inferred @ 4.29% CuEq. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 17, 2020 | 6:30 am
Falcon acquires two gold projects in British Columbia The Vancouver-based miner purchased the Spitfire and Sunny Boy claims near Merritt. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 17, 2020 | 6:15 am
Rio lowers copper target at Oyu Tolgoi The company won't meet its previous production guidance of 530,000-570,000 tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2020 | 3:18 am
Turquoise Hill gold production drops 78% Copper output at Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia mine slid 23% in first quarter amid covid-19 disruptions. Bruno Venditti | April 16, 2020 | 4:09 pm