First Quantum halts Cobre Panama over covid-19 death It was reported that several workers at the site had contracted the virus. Jackson Chen | April 7, 2020 | 11:21 am
Coeur ramps down Palmarejo, withdraws guidance All of the company’s US mines continue to operate at full capacity. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 7, 2020 | 11:06 am
DeepGreen to make run for battery metals from seafloor Unlike other seafloor miners, the company doesn’t want to drill, blast or dig the bottom of the ocean. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2020 | 9:55 am
Bets on potential mining defaults surge on worsening sector outlook The cost of insuring against potential debt default by mining companies has risen to the highest in five years. Reuters | April 7, 2020 | 9:51 am
The state of Chinese commodities shows recovery taking hold From oil to copper to coal, China’s gigantic commodities industry is signaling that the first economy to be flattened by the coronavirus is getting closer to a return to normality. Bloomberg News | April 7, 2020 | 9:35 am
Copper belt miners turn to Tanzania as South Africa lockdown hobbles ports South Africa’s strict coronavirus lockdown has caused miners to divert copper from the country’s ports to Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port. Reuters | April 7, 2020 | 9:00 am
Coronavirus boosts Anglo Pacific’s role as financier to miners Geographically, the company is looking for projects in South America, Australia and Europe. Reuters | April 7, 2020 | 8:36 am
Freeport confirms New Mexico workers have coronavirus Operations at the mine have not been affected. Reuters | April 7, 2020 | 8:23 am
SolGold’s Ecuador copper project gets bigger A third resource update for Alpala has added 1.6m tonnes of copper, 2.5m ounces of gold and 92m ounces silver to the deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2020 | 6:45 am