December 1, 2020 Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in Western Australia.
November 30, 2020 Antofagasta’s Centinela union rejects contract offer, opens door to strike Minera Centinela produced 276,600 tonnes of copper in 2019.
November 30, 2020 First Quantum expands copper reserve base with Argentina project An NI 43-101 report for the Taca Taca project outlined a maiden mineral reserve estimate of 7.7Mt contained copper.
November 30, 2020 Tianqi Lithium gets 1-month reprieve on $1.9bn loan repayment Company signed a letter with a syndicate of banks to extend by a month the maturity date on $1.884 billion of loans that were due for repayment at the end…
November 30, 2020 Field narrows for Rio Tinto’s top job Some major mining executives have ruled themselves out, and there is not a long list of acceptable candidates.
November 30, 2020 US fund threatens Rio with legal action over Oyu Tolgoi Pentwater Capital has joined the dispute over how to finance the underground copper project in Mongolia, with an "oppression" order warning.
November 29, 2020 Dominican Minister of Mines dismisses rumours that link Barrick’s advanced payments to tailings dam approval Minister Antonio Almonte said that the approval of the Pueblo Viejo tailings dam will depend on the results of a detailed environmental impact assessment.
November 27, 2020 Vale gets green light for Serra Leste expansion Vale foresees the extraction and processing of 107 million tonnes of iron ore in the project over the next 11 years
November 27, 2020 Miners, smelters still divided on copper processing charges The first settlement between a major copper miner and a Chinese smelter serves as the benchmark for the year ahead.
November 27, 2020 Brazilian miners to tighten up tailings self-regulations National Mining Agency on new guidelines tightening safety rules and inspection of mining dams.
Codelco secures $600 million in climate financing from HSBC The funding completes its goals after having received $532 million in financing from Credit Agricole CIB in 2024. December 31, 2025 | 09:30 am
