December 23, 2020 Turquoise Hill considers gold streaming, debt funding for Oyu Tolgoi The streaming transaction would involve "a significant up-front payment" to Oyu Tolgoi, as well as deferred payments based on gold "spot" prices.
December 22, 2020 Codelco reaches advance labor deal at Chuquicamata The 36-month agreement enters into force on April 1.
December 22, 2020 Production at Las Bambas hit by road blockades The copper mine, controlled by China's MMG, is "progressively" reducing production due to protests.
December 21, 2020 Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison in Arizona The in-situ recovery (ISR) operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021.
December 21, 2020 Global copper output to grow over the next decade – report Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-2029.
December 21, 2020 Lundin’s Chapada back in full production Company withdrew its 2020 guidance for the mine in northern Brazil in September, after a power outage caused damage to all four of the operation’s SAG and ball mill motors.
December 21, 2020 First Quantum names Tristan Pascall COO Long-time president Clive Newall will step back from an executive role but remain as a director.
December 21, 2020 Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison The company in-situ recovery operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021.
December 20, 2020 US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru NGO EarthRights International says the decision fails to acknowledge corruption is rampant in the Peruvian court system.
December 18, 2020 Yamana Gold lowers risk at Agua Rica in Argentina Moving forward, the copper, gold, silver project will be known as the MARA Project.
China’s Premier inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry Li Qiang inspected rare earth facilities in the southern province of Jiangxi on Tuesday. February 10, 2026 | 04:26 pm