October 10, 2020

Freeport does a balancing act as world’s biggest gold mine grapples with covid-19

The company is trying to maintain output at full blast while containing covid-19 in mines like Grasberg.

October 9, 2020

Supervisors at Escondida copper mine fail to reach labor deal

Escondida could continue to operate even if the supervisors strike, but a walk-off could nonetheless create bottlenecks and slowdowns.

October 9, 2020

Vale enters JV to expand Chinese port

Company has teamed up with China's Zhoushan Port Company to build and operate Project West III in the port of Shulanghu.

October 9, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gold price rally lifts Top 50 mining stocks; US grabs stake in battery metals miner; Barrick CEO calls for consolidation and warns of reserve crisis

October 9, 2020

Agnico invests $4.7m in Maple Gold, signs JV term sheet

The agreement will combine Maple’s 357-sq.-km Douay gold project in northern Quebec with Agnico’s adjacent 39-sq.-km past-producing Joutel project.

October 9, 2020

Union, Cerrejon deadlocked over benefits, ‘death shift’ as strike rolls on

A United Nations human rights expert said last month Colombia should suspend some Cerrejon operations, citing health and environmental concerns.

October 9, 2020

Alrosa diamonds can now be examined remotely

The world’s top diamond miner by output said its recently upgraded video-viewer platform is proving useful during the pandemic.

October 9, 2020

SQM to cut water, brine use by 50% over ten years

SQM produces lithium by pumping brine from beneath the Atacama desert, the world's driest, which has prompted water-starved locals to demand the cancellation of its license.

October 8, 2020

Newcrest approves flagship Cadia mine’s expansion

The board also approved Papua New Guinea-based Lihir mine's front-end recovery project.

October 8, 2020

Vale CFO confirms iron ore production target

Last week, Vale regained an investment grade rating from Moody’s.