Codelco unions say nearly 3,000 infected with covid-19

Royal Helium closes private placement, stock soars

Metals Creek Resources starts drilling at Dona Lake

Foreign mineworkers return to South African mines

No current risk of closures – Brazil mining association

Most agreed that the increased production is a concern and could lead to an oversupply on the market and lower prices.

India's state-controlled mining firm Coal India (CIL) has formed a joint venture with NLC India, a state-controlled lignite producer and utility, to set up thermal and solar power assets with a combined capacity of 5GW in the country.

UK-Australian resources firm BHP and its partner, Japanese trading house Mitsubishi, plan to spend $100mn on 34 autonomous trucks at their 4.5mn t/yr Daunia coking coal mine in the Bowen basin in Queensland, Australia.