February 11, 2020 Trilogy Metals, South32 JV creates Ambler Metals The partnership aims to advance the Arctic and Bornite projects in Alaska’s Ambler mining district.
February 10, 2020 BeMetals drills zinc-silver deposit in Idaho Historic underground operations at South Mountain were small-scale but high grade.
February 10, 2020 China metals output seen falling over 10% in Feb, rebound from virus impact after Q2 If virus outbreak can be controlled in 20 days demand is expected to improve according to official.
February 9, 2020 Mexican mineworkers march against Americas Gold and Silver Corp. The Canadian miner rejects the protest action and deems illegal a blockade at its San Rafael mine in Sinaloa.
February 6, 2020 US rare earths production up 44% in 2019 — report Overall US metal mine production in 2019 was estimated to be $28.1 billion, or almost $500 million higher than in 2018.
February 6, 2020 China’s metals import hunger shifts towards raw materials China’s giant aluminum machine needs a lot of bauxite and imports topped the 100 million tonne level for the first time in 2019
February 6, 2020 LME to keep open-outcry closing prices after electronic trial During a consultation period, some LME users said it was difficult to obtain guaranteed execution against closing nickel prices when the electronic system was used
February 6, 2020 Workers evacuated from Garpenberg mine in Sweden after fire Around 80 workers were trapped by a fire in a zinc mine.
February 5, 2020 Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to ok mining on indigenous lands The proposal includes provisions to consult indigenous groups for any mining project
February 5, 2020 Nigeria sets ambitious target for mining sector growth Nigeria has been trying to boost the sector as part of efforts to diversify its economy.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
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