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
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