November 6, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper; Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years; Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine
November 6, 2020 China’s Australian copper ban seen hurting smelters in TC/RCs talks Ban on Australian copper concentrate imports could hurt Chinese smelters in their negotiations with miners on benchmark treatment charges for 2021.
November 6, 2020 Codelco to search for lithium at Chile’s second-largest salt flat Environmental regulators in Atacama have approved the miner's lithium exploration campaign at Maricunga.
November 5, 2020 Franco-Nevada posts record Q3 revenues, income In the quarter, the company sold 134,817 gold-equivalent oz. (GEO), at cash costs of $290 per GEO.
November 5, 2020 Chile copper output costs plunged in first half Country's copper mining industry, the world's largest, saw a 17% drop in its production costs.
November 5, 2020 Turquoise Hill takes Rio Tinto to arbitration over Mongolia mine funding The Canadian miner seeks to clarify Rio Tinto's role and obligations related to additional funding needed to complete the Oyu Tolgoi expansion.
November 4, 2020 China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025 The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035.
November 4, 2020 Chile’s mining investment to lag while constitution rewritten, official says The world-leading copper industry may see investment lag for at least two years.
November 4, 2020 Union at Candelaria rejects new deal, strike continues Workers said will push forward with the nearly month-long strike that has shut down the mine in Chile.
November 4, 2020 Copper trading volumes rebound as speculators return Copper volumes on world exchanges are climbing again as a buoyant economic recovery from covid-19 in top metals consumer China spurred speculators to pile back into the market.
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