Peru’s mining executives anxious as Castillo’s left-wing administration begins The administration has said it will work with all players in the mining sector to create a new deal that will address "social profitability." Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 4:08 pm
Piedmont ‘very optimistic’ on North Carolina permit approval The company will apply for a state mining permit by mid-August and expects the review process to last six to nine months. Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 2:49 pm
Top Ten US miners Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization Northern Miner Staff | August 3, 2021 | 2:00 pm
Manganese X advances Battery Hill PEA The historic estimate was 39 million tonnes at 9% manganese. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 3, 2021 | 12:37 pm
Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion The expansion has been under study since May 2019. Northern Miner Staff | August 3, 2021 | 12:28 pm
Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone Kamoa-Kakula is expected to produce between 80,000 and 95,000 tonnes of copper in 2021. Henry Lazenby | August 3, 2021 | 11:38 am
Codelco ups production 14.9% in June, Escondida marks 11th month of drops Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes. Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 11:04 am
Vale reaches tentative agreement with Sudbury nickel miners’ union The five-year agreement includes "significant monetary improvements for existing members." Reuters | August 3, 2021 | 9:37 am
Copper price down as Chinese imports fall China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 9:06 am