December 9, 2020 Taseko’s Florence Copper granted aquifer protection permit Florence has a planned average annual production rate of 84 million lbs. of copper from probable reserves of 345 million tonnes grading 0.36% copper.
December 9, 2020 Taseko Mines, Tŝilhqot’in Nation delay New Prosperity talks The covid-19 pandemic delayed the the dialogue over the proposed gold-copper mine in British Columbia.
December 8, 2020 Big mining stocks make spectacular covid comeback Early running was made by gold stocks, but large-scale diversified companies and base metal producers have now caught up as iron ore and copper prices rally hard.
December 8, 2020 Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.
December 8, 2020 China’s imports of major commodities show early signs of moderating Demand growth is moderating and imports may tend to stay around current levels, rather than show some of the dramatic increases from earlier in 2020.
December 8, 2020 Palladium One reports successful discoveries at Tyko project in Ontario The miner said that at less than 30 metres true-depth, a 4-metre and a 2-metre wide drill intercept of massive magmatic sulphide was discovered.
December 7, 2020 Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted.
December 7, 2020 China’s copper imports at six-month low The decline in copper imports was within expectations as imports of the last six months were high, an analyst said.
December 7, 2020 Biden infrastructure plans will prop up base metals markets Plans by US President-elect to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure are expected to underpin metals prices in the coming months.
December 7, 2020 Trump set to approve Arizona land swap for mine opposed by Native Americans The San Carlos Apache Tribe says the mine, if built, would destroy land considered the home of religious deities and sites used for tribal ceremonies.
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