January 29, 2021 Peru to allow mining during new coronavirus lockdown The government said on Thursday that mining, as well as fishing and construction, would be allowed to continue during the period from January 31 to February 14.
January 28, 2021 Chile increases estimate of 2021 average copper price to $3.3/lb In November, Colchilco forecast a price of $2.90 for 2021.
January 28, 2021 Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.
January 28, 2021 Max Resource expands landholdings in Colombia by 300% The Vancouver-based miner acquired 2,000 square-kilometres of highly prospective areas for copper-silver mineralization in northeastern Colombia.
January 28, 2021 Anglo American H2 production back up to 95% Company has trimmed its production guidance for diamonds in 2021 owing to ongoing operational challenges.
January 27, 2021 Rio Tinto unveils new executive team The company has named a new chief operating officer and a chief executive for its Australia business, as the miner works to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups.
January 27, 2021 All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a year Elon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.
January 27, 2021 Copper price drop hammers mining stocks Copper price wipes out all its 2021 gains with a 3% fall sending mining stocks skidding – Ivanhoe down 7.5%, First Quantum 6.4%.
January 27, 2021 Northern Dynasty stock surges as it releases Pebble appeal details It has received additional support from the State of Alaska, which has also submitted a request to appeal to the USACE.
January 27, 2021 Grupo Mexico posts $2.3bn profit in 2020 During the fourth quarter, production of copper and silver grew - up 2.4% and 22.9%, respectively - compared to the year-ago period.
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