July 21, 2021 Antofagasta says drought could hit full-year production Los Pelambres, located 240 km north-east of Santiago, is beginning to feel the impact of one of Chile’s worst droughts in the last 12 years.
July 21, 2021 Rio Tinto’s RBM to shut furnace as stockpiles depleted The Richards Bay Minerals operation in South Africa has been halted since late June following the murder of the top manager.
July 20, 2021 Rio Tinto, Bougainville community reach agreement to assess Panguna legacy impacts The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising against the mine and…
July 20, 2021 Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate First truck-loads departed from the mine on July 17 and will be shipped exclusively to China from the Port of Durban in South Africa.
July 20, 2021 Barrick resumes operations at Hemlo after fatality Operations at the Ontario gold mine were halted following the death of a contract worker on site last week.
July 20, 2021 Endeavour Silver buys Nevada gold asset for $100 million The Bruner gold exploration project is expected to become a low-cost, open pit, heap leach mine operation.
July 19, 2021 Low-cost, sustainable plasma technology could replace one of world’s rarest materials Technology would replace indium, a rare chemical element widely used in smartphones and computers.
July 19, 2021 Thor expects first gold pour at Segilola by end of July The mining fleet is now fully commissioned, and production is expected to quickly ramp up to its design capacity.
July 15, 2021 Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations.
July 15, 2021 BC approves early construction at Artemis Gold’s Blackwater Blackwater is estimated to be the largest gold mine development in British Columbia's Cariboo region in the last decade.
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