Mining industry global operations impact of COVID-19

During the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, mining operations were impacted in many countries worldwide just as other industries had to adjust or stop operations. By April 2020, mining operations in Peru, Argentina, South Africa, and the Philippines had been stopped for a period of time due to the global pandemic.

The following list outlines the impact on mining operations in all of the countries that the source provided data for:

Operations continued (with controls):
Brazil
Chile
Russia
Australia
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Operations partially stopped:
the United States
Canada
China
India
Indonesia
Taiwan

Operations stopped (for a period):
Argentina
Peru
South Africa
Philippines

Number of countries with mining operations impacted by COVID-19 worldwide as of April 2020

Characteristic	Number of countries
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-	-
-	-

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

as of April 2020

Supplementary notes

* ‘Operations continued’ signifies that ‘no material or significant production interruptions’ occurred.

The report only provided information about the status of operations in the countries listed in the description.

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