Coronavirus: impact on the mining industry worldwide

Statistics report on the impact of COVID-19 on the global mining industry

Coronavirus: impact on the mining industry worldwide

This report aims to shed light on the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the global mining industry. It includes information about the impact of the pandemic on mines, mineral production, mining companies, and more. Many of the figures included in this report offer historic figures from when the most dramatic impacts were felt by the mining industry as a result of mine closures and other disruptions.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Combined revenue of the top mining companies 2005-2024
  • Premium Statistic Net profit of the top mining companies 2002-2024
  • Premium Statistic Global decrease in mining exploration spending due to Covid-19 by commodity 2020
  • Premium Statistic Global mineral commodity price recovery prospects post-COVID-19 2020
  • Premium Statistic Global mining industry revenue changes projection by scenario 2019-2021
  • Premium Statistic Global key risks for the mining and metals industry Q3 & Q4 2020

Production

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  • Premium Statistic Global mining companies' production reductions due to Covid-19 2020
  • Premium Statistic Reduction of copper production volume due to Covid-19 2020, by company
  • Basic Statistic Mining production change due to COVID-19 Russia 2020, by period
  • Basic Statistic Global supply and demand changes of selected metals 2019-2020

Companies

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  • Premium Statistic Global list of leading mining companies 2024, based on revenue
  • Basic Statistic Mining company capex reduction due to coronavirus (COVID-19) impact 2020
  • Premium Statistic Global change in mining companies' production volume due to Covid-19 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on mining and metals industry mergers and acquisitions 2020
  • Basic Statistic Russian mining companies' measures to reduce costs due to COVID-19 2020
  • Basic Statistic AngloGold Ashanti's COVID-19 business impact figures 2021
  • Basic Statistic BHP's COVID-19 business impact figures 2021
  • Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on M&A activity in the mining sector worldwide 2020-2021

Prices

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  • Basic Statistic Global mineral commodity price change during COVID-19 January to April 2020
  • Premium Statistic Impact of Covid-19 on global iron ore price 2019-2020
  • Basic Statistic Russian mining and metals price change due to COVID-19 2020, by period
  • Premium Statistic Global price change of selected commodity minerals due to COVID-19 2020

Operations

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  • Basic Statistic Global number of mines on hold as a result of COVID-19 crisis April-October 2020
  • Basic Statistic Global number of mines on hold as a result of COVID-19 crisis by country October 2020
  • Premium Statistic Global mining industry operational impact of COVID-19 2020
  • Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on miners' autonomous vehicles investments worldwide 2020-2021

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