Canada-based platinum group metals and chrome miner Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has temporarily halted its chrome concentrate production in South Africa. The operation at the Crocodile River Mine, in the North West province, was halted over the weeken…
Eastplats halts chrome concentrate production for Covid-19 testing, cleaning Read More »
Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo’s southeastern mining heartland announced temporary lockdowns on Tuesday in an effort to widen coronavirus testing and prevent a worrying situation from worsening, governors said. Cases have multiplied in the…
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Since its first sale through its Clara sales platform in late 2018, Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has sold US$12.1 million worth of diamonds using the…
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Despite the Covid-19-related economic dislocation that is under way, consultancy Roskill says prices in several metals markets have gone up year-to-date, and that mining equities have outperformed that of many other sectors. Despite this, the mining se…
Multinational copper and cobalt mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should take immediate steps to protect the rights of thousands of Congolese workers’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of 11 international and Congolese huma…
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Industry body, the Minerals Council South Africa, says it takes issue with a narrative that appears to be developing in some quarters labelling the mining industry as an “epicentre” of Covid-19.
In a June 9 statement, it said this idea was often raise…
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Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies’ (TIPS’s) ‘Tracker: The economy and the pandemic’ highlights important trends in the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa and how they affect the economy. The country moved into Level 3 this week, bringing a heighten…
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The decision to keep Chinese factories shut after the Lunar New Year sent shudders through the massive mines of Brazil and Chile that feed them. Now, with China getting back to work and Latin America the new virus hot spot, concern is shifting from dem…
Latin America virus surge puts world’s biggest mines at risk Read More »
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies’ (TIPS’s) ‘Tracker: The economy and the pandemic’ highlights important trends in the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa and how they affect the economy. Trends in Covid-19 infections in the Western Cape continue to…
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Cabinet’s economic cluster sought to offer assurances on Friday that significant preparations had been made to facilitate a safe transition to a Level 3 lockdown from June 1, which opens the way for the return to work of eight-million more people. The …
