Blue Star Gold to kickstart work on Nunavut projects The decision was a response to the Exposure Control Plan and the Health & Safety Plan that the miner submitted to the territorial Department of Health. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2020 | 6:15 am
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine leaves at least 162 dead Triggered by heavy rain, the mudslide swept through a mine in Kachin state. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2020 | 5:53 am
Endeavour becomes West Africa’s top gold miner With the acquisition of Semafo completed, Endeavour expects to produce more than one million ounces of gold this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2020 | 3:58 am
Gold futures fall from eight-year high on factory data, vaccine The metal is still up about 17% this year. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2020 | 1:52 pm
Metso Outotec begins operations The merger received unconditional clearance from the European Union in May. MINING.com Editor | July 1, 2020 | 12:23 pm
Nevada Gold Mines exceeds expectations, says Barrick The world’s largest gold mining complex is expected to produce 2.1 - 2.25 million ounces in 2020. MINING.com Editor | July 1, 2020 | 11:34 am
BHP’s Cerro Colorado to scale down operations Cerro Colorado produced 71,700 tonnes of copper in 2019. Reuters | July 1, 2020 | 10:55 am
Argonaut completes merger with Alio The combined company is expected to produce over 235,000 gold-equivalent ounces annually. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 1, 2020 | 10:09 am
Peru mining activity falls in May for third straight month The national INEI statistics agency said May copper output fell by 42.2%, while gold was down 65.1%. Reuters | July 1, 2020 | 9:17 am