January 17, 2021 Vedanta reopens Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa The Gamsberg mine was closed in November after the pit wall collapsed.
January 15, 2021 Trevali to restart Caribou mine The company expects to return to mining in early February 2021, with first payable zinc production expected by the end of March.
January 14, 2021 Lucky Friday ramp-up buoys Hecla’s 2020 silver production Buoyed by the ramp-up of its mine in Idaho, company produced 13.5 million oz of silver in 2020 – the highest since 2016.
January 14, 2021 LME’s twilight zone absorbs stocks build The amount of aluminum sitting in this LME twilight zone grew by 829,000 tonnes between February and November.
January 12, 2021 Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil Country could license companies for deep-sea mining as early as 2023, its oil and energy ministry told Reuters.
January 8, 2021 Buchans and Boliden to advance VMS project The company has re-logged more than 154,000 metres of archived drill core from approximately 850 drill holes.
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 6, 2021 Permit for Aquila Resources’ Back Forty mine denied Michigan judge ruling revokes the wetlands permit for the Back Forty project in Lake Township, north of Menominee.
January 5, 2021 Bluejay Mining reshuffles board Decision comes as the miner progresses to the next stage of development of the Dundas ilmenite asset in Greenland.
January 5, 2021 Intercontinental ships first zinc-silver concentrate from Bolivia The initial shipment added up to 420 tonnes of zinc-silver concentrate.
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