Defiance Silver aims to triple land position in Zacatecas silver district Defiance Silver plans to enlarge its land holdings by acquiring Pan American Silver’s Lucita property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2020 | 6:25 am
Botswana Diamonds discovers kimberlite pipe at Thorny River project A recent, six-hole drilling program revealed a kimberlite blow. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2020 | 6:15 am
New Cat 657 Wheel Tractor-Scraper for low-cost earthmoving With a 7% increase in fuel efficiency over the 657G WTS, the new unit is able to move more material per unit of fuel. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 2, 2020 | 4:50 pm
Gold & the USDX: correlations Even if the USD Index is to decline further from here, the implications are not particularly bullish for the precious metals market. Przemyslaw Radomski - Sunshine Profits | December 2, 2020 | 12:58 pm
Newmont’s Musselwhite mine ramping up to full operations Commercial production has been restored at the mine's conveyor system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 10:51 am
Copper bonanza is emboldening unions in biggest-producing nation The confluence of factors turning producers into cash machines is also emboldening workers in Chile, raising the risk of stoppages in a hectic period. Bloomberg News | December 2, 2020 | 10:50 am
US gold futures beginning to overcome coronavirus shock More than 400,000 December contracts representing over 40 million ounces of gold have been swapped this month for futures expiring in February. Reuters | December 2, 2020 | 9:58 am
Vale reduces 2020 iron ore output forecast Company expects to produce 300-305 million tonnes this year, missing a previously lowered 2020 target of at least 310 million tonnes. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 9:27 am
Gold price rebounds on stimulus bets, weak dollar Gold registered its worst monthly performance in four years in November. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 9:14 am