Greatland Gold wins ballot for exploration licence in Western Australia The win means that Greatland’s application for the license has priority and will be processed ahead of other competing applications. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2020 | 6:15 am
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