Unionised workers at BHP´s Escondida copper mine, the world´s largest, said on Wednesday they would ask authorities to shut down the mine unless management begins to implement stricter measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The union said…
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Unionised workers at BHP´s Escondida copper mine, the world´s largest, said on Wednesday they would ask authorities to shut down the mine unless management begins to implement stricter measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The union said…
Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter on Wednesday said the mining industry’s preparedness plans for dealing with the impact of Covid-19 were “very far advanced”.
Following a meeting on Tuesday by the council’s board and Mineral Resources and…
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Canadian diversified miner Teck Resources on Wednesday announced that it had suspended construction activities at the $4.8-billion Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) project to support Chile’s efforts to limit the transmission of Covid-19.
The suspension w…
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Australian miners are banding together in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, with a working group meeting on Wednesday.
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) noted that the working group, which include senior member company representatives and state…
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Top lithium miners in Chile, the world´s No.2 producer of the ultralight battery metal, ramped up sanitary precautions at their Atacama salt flat mining operations to protect workers from the coronavirus outbreak, but said impact on output was minimal …
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Major mining companies operating in Peru, including Newmont, Freeport-McMoRan and Anglo American, are ramping down operations to comply with the 15-days self-quarantine that President Martin Vizcarra announced on Sunday.
The country, which at 13:00 lo…
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Major mining companies operating in Peru, including Newmont, Freeport-McMoRan and Anglo American, are ramping down operations to comply with the 15-days self-quarantine that President Martin Vizcarra announced on Sunday.
The country, which at 13:00 lo…
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Brazil’s Vale has announced that it will ramp down its Voisey’s Bay mining operation, in Canada, and place it on care and maintenance for four weeks in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although none of Vale’s employees has tested positive at any of i…
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Commodity group Glencore has temporarily closed down its London offices due to coronavirus, a Glencore spokesman said on Friday.
The spokesman said the move came after one of the company’s employees tested positive for coronavirus.
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