January 15, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant…

January 15, 2021

Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom

The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.

January 15, 2021

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project

The US Forest Service published a final environmental impact statement for the project that critics say will destroy sites deemed sacred by Native Americans.

January 14, 2021

Native Americans say US does not own land it is about to give to Rio Tinto

Members of Arizona's San Carlos Apache tribe filed a property lien in an attempt to regain control over land that the US government is poised to give to the miner…

January 14, 2021

Codelco to ratchet up precautionary measures as covid-19 cases rise

The measures, which include a reduction in personnel, come several months after the miner had resumed normal operations.

January 14, 2021

Centerra’s gold production beats guidance

Gold production for the full year exceeded 824,000 ounces.

January 14, 2021

BHP operating normally at Cerro Colorado after court loss

Operations continue at the copper mine after the country's Supreme Court upheld local indigenous communities' complaint about the project's water use.

January 14, 2021

China’s 2020 copper imports hit record high

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products for the year came in at 6.68 million tonnes.

January 14, 2021

China’s commodity imports saved 2020, this year may be different

China’s massive buying spree appears to be ending, and import demand may be returning to what could be viewed as more “normal” levels.

January 13, 2021

KAZ Minerals investor pushes board to scrap $2.4bn buyout

The offer from Chairman Oleg Novachuk’s Nova Resources BV doesn’t attribute any value to its growth projects, RWC said.