July 6, 2020 Century zinc mine begins commercial production Australia mine production begins amid forecasts that see zinc prices climbing in the coming months due to covid-19 restrictions easing up.
July 5, 2020 Ecuador reports tailings dam breach in Azuay province The collapse of a retaining wall at Austro Gold’s Armijos tailings station released pollutants into the Tenguel river.
July 5, 2020 Congo mines minister to meet with firms on confinement moratorium Civil society groups last month demanded an end to mandatory mine-site confinement policies put in place by copper and cobalt mining companies to avoid coronavirus outbreaks.
July 3, 2020 Global zinc production poised for gains – report Elevated zinc prices relative to historical levels will incentivise investment in new projects, Fitch says.
July 3, 2020 Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 mining companies MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second…
July 3, 2020 Roscan completes Mali project purchase, stock up Shares of Roscan Gold jumped to a 52-week high Friday.
July 3, 2020 Nevada copper expects full-scale production in Q4 Pumpkin Hollow has the capacity to produce 65 million pounds of copper-equivalent per year.
July 3, 2020 Camino completes option agreement on Los Chapitos Camino has legal title to 39 claims totaling 22,500 hectares covering its copper discovery in Peru.
July 2, 2020 Metals X to sell copper assets as shareholder fight leads to cash crunch The assets include the Paterson exploration project, Nifty copper operation and Maroochydore copper project.
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