December 24, 2020

SQM begins process to raise capital, boost lithium output

If approved, the capital will help finance its previously announced $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan.

December 24, 2020

Kirkland Lake reports wide, high-grade intersections at Detour Lake

Exploration work is ongoing with eight drills currently working, and on track to complete approximately 70,000 m by the end of 2020.

December 24, 2020

Rio Tinto, indigenous land owners begin rebuilding ties after cave blast

A joint session of the traditional owners of the land and the company boards had been held to reaffirm the miner's apology.

December 24, 2020

MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru

Miner said that transport had been temporarily disrupted due to road blocks by local residents near its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru.

December 24, 2020

Nornickel shutters dirty copper smelter in push to go greener

The facility in Nickel on the Kola Peninsula near the Norwegian and Finnish borders was partly why Norway’s sovereign wealth fund blacklisted the miner a decade ago.

December 23, 2020

Operations restart at Samarco

Iron ore pellets production started Wednesday, with 7-8 million tonnes expected annually.

December 23, 2020

Polyus to spend $600m expanding Blagodatnoye

New mill at the company's second largest mine will produce 390,000 ounces of gold a year after its launch in 2025.

December 23, 2020

Turquoise Hill considers gold streaming, debt funding for Oyu Tolgoi

The streaming transaction would involve "a significant up-front payment" to Oyu Tolgoi, as well as deferred payments based on gold "spot" prices.

December 23, 2020

South Africa approves South32 thermal coal operations sale

Country's antitrust tribunal approved the sale to Seriti Resources Holdings.

December 22, 2020

Codelco reaches advance labor deal at Chuquicamata

The 36-month agreement enters into force on April 1.