Steinmetz pressed on Guinea deals on second day of bribery trial The Israeli billionaire and two others are accused of paying at least $8.5 million in exchange for rights to exploit Simandou. Bloomberg News | January 12, 2021 | 3:39 am
US steel groups, union urge Biden to keep Trump’s steel tariffs in place Trump's Commerce Department imposed the Section 232 metals tariffs -- 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum -- in March 2018. Reuters | January 11, 2021 | 2:27 pm
Equinox tops guidance in year of ‘tremendous growth’ The miner beat its revised 2020 production guidance and churned out 477,200 gold ounces last year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 11, 2021 | 11:45 am
Gold price rally of 2020 crushes analyst forecasts Analysts were forecasting gold prices at $1,558.8/oz on average, up 12% from 2019, still short of the actual price by over $200. MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2021 | 11:10 am
Wallbridge to drill 170,000 metres at Fenelon in 2021 Last year, Wallbridge drilled 102,000 metres at Fenelon. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 11, 2021 | 10:50 am
Alaska Governor to appeal Pebble permit denial Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his administration will formally appeal the US Army Corps of Engineers’ denial of a key federal permit for the project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2021 | 9:10 am
Alphamin achieves record quarterly tin production The company produced 2,898 tonnes of tin during Q4 2020, 13% more than the previous quarter. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2021 | 8:52 am
India sees $55bn investment in clean coal over next decade The investment will be made in clean coal facilities, including coal gasification and coal-bed methane. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2021 | 8:51 am
Zimbabwe gold deliveries tumble nearly a third in 2020 Gold sales to country's sole buyer and exporter of bullion Fidelity Printers and Refiners fell 31% to 19 tonnes last year. Reuters | January 11, 2021 | 8:33 am