Macarthur Minerals gets government grant to drill at Lake Giles The Toowong-based company wants to explore the Moonshine North nickel prospect. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 6, 2020 | 6:30 am
Antofagasta halts expansion at Los Pelambres It has also suspended contracts with most of the companies involved in the project. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2020 | 6:20 am
Ely expands Tonopah West property in Nevada The property is located in the Tonopah District, an epithermal precious metal deposit of the quartz-adularia type. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 6, 2020 | 6:14 am
Spain lets Riotinto copper mine restart operations Local authorities in Andalucía determined that mining operations supplying other essential industries should remain open. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2020 | 3:49 am
Covid-19 kills worker at First Quantum’s Cobre Panamá mine Following the identification of the first case of COVID-19 on March 24, a worker died over the weekend. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 5, 2020 | 12:22 pm
Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills 11 The accident took place at the Veracruz coal mine in the Cundinamarca department. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 5, 2020 | 11:08 am
As China reopens, Africa’s woes threaten to starve its factories Most African countries have closed their borders and several have limited internal travel or imposed lockdowns. Bloomberg News | April 5, 2020 | 9:48 am
Swiss gold refiners to resume work, easing supply constraints Valcambi, Argor-Heraeus and PAMP were shut by a local government order on March 20, 2020. Reuters | April 5, 2020 | 9:27 am
Congo’s Chemaf mothballs copper-cobalt processing plant over coronavirus The facilities are the latest mining operations to be affected by travel restrictions and border closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters | April 5, 2020 | 9:09 am