Chile says miners complying with sanitary measures amid outbreak Country has seen an explosive increase in covid-19 infections since May, averaging more than 5,000 new cases daily. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 8:42 am
Chilean miners labour group alleges ‘alarming’ rise in coronavirus cases Large copper miners including Codelco, BHP and Antofagasta have maintained production levels, while covid-19 cases among workers rises. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 3:31 am
Top miners in good position to weather covid-19 – report PwC forecasts that miners will take a hit to EBITDA of approximately 6% in 2020. MINING.com Editor | June 12, 2020 | 12:13 pm
Congo miners may breach rights with virus controls Most of Congo’s mines have continued to operate amid the pandemic. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2020 | 9:05 am
Evrim and Renaissance join in ‘merger of equals’ The new company will have a royalty portfolio that includes a 2% net smelter return royalty on First Majestic’s Ermitano West gold deposit in Sonora. Northern Miner Staff | June 12, 2020 | 8:56 am
ABB, Zijin join forces at Serbia copper mine The Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation will assist the Chinese giant in a €200-million modernization project of the Veliki Krivelj copper mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2020 | 6:10 am
Lithium Australia’s subsidiary to use zinc, manganese from batteries for fertilizers The zinc and manganese used in the fertilizers were recovered, in the form of mixed metal dust, from single-use, disposable alkaline batteries. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2020 | 6:15 am
Rwanda says it is open for mining business The Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board said mining is key to boost the country’s recovery from the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2020 | 6:10 am
Workers at Codelco threaten work halt to quarantine against coronavirus The Federation of Copper Workers (FTC) said there had been "alarming" numbers of infections at several of the country's mines. Reuters | June 10, 2020 | 3:11 pm