July 15, 2020

ESG to play a greater part in post-covid mining – survey

Almost half of White & Case survey respondents see increased taxation as the way resource nationalism is most likely to manifest itself in the wake of covid-19.

July 15, 2020

Northern Dynasty expects final Pebble EIS next week

The final EIS release date has been pushed to July 24.

July 15, 2020

Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output

In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.

July 15, 2020

Workers at Antofagasta’s Zaldivar mine enter mediation to stave off strike

Workers voted in favor of a walk-off late last week after rejecting a new contract offer, which they said had stripped some current benefits.

July 15, 2020

JX Nippon aims to boost Chile copper mine output

JX plans to increase the annual output at its Caserones mine by 13% in the next three years.

July 15, 2020

Cornerstone Capital looks to replace SolGold board

Move by the Canadian junior, which has an 8% interest in SolGold, comes after it rejected the Ecuador-focused gold miner's second takeover approach.

July 14, 2020

“Nature-first” mining could create $3.5 trillion market by 2030 — report

The World Economic Forum estimates that 395 million new jobs could be created by 2030 if businesses prioritize nature.

July 14, 2020

Western Copper and Gold updates resource for Casino

Results confirm that project in the Yukon is one of the largest copper-gold deposits in the world.

July 14, 2020

Vale Verde and Appian report first blast at Serrote

Construction and engineering works are progressing to plan at the copper-gold project in Brazil, with start-up expected in H2 2021.

July 14, 2020

Funds buy into a copper rally fuelled by China and Chile

Hedge funds are starting to buy into the rally in copper, which continues to build upside momentum.