Scotgold pours first gold at Scotland’s only commercial mine
Commercial production at Cononish mine will begin in early 2021.
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Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project
It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in Western Australia.
Yukon government denies ATAC’s tote road permit
Explorer was notified that the provincial government had rejected its application to build a tote road to its Tiger gold deposit
De Beers plans to clean up diamond supply chain, be carbon neutral by 2030
The initiative is the latest example of a miner setting sustainability goals in an industry blamed for depletion of natural resources, smuggling and child labor in supply lines.
Antofagasta’s Centinela union rejects contract offer, opens door to strike
Minera Centinela produced 276,600 tonnes of copper in 2019.
Silver miners’ Q3 2020 fundamentals
With silver remaining high despite being in a healthy correction, silver miners’ super-bullish trend of fast-improving fundamentals is likely to continue.
K92 shares up on high-grade drill results at Kora
Company released results from the ongoing diamond drilling of the Kora deposit at the Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
First Quantum expands copper reserve base with Argentina project
An NI 43-101 report for the Taca Taca project outlined a maiden mineral reserve estimate of 7.7Mt contained copper.
Copper Mountain updates mine plan with 65,000 t/d mill expansion
The latest study builds on a 45,000 t/d mill expansion that is now underway and expected to start up in the third quarter of next year.
