Protest blocks $530m worth of copper from Las Bambas A three-week-long roadblock protest by locals has prevented mine from exporting 189,000 tonnes of copper concentrate. Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 7:32 am
New Found Gold boosts Queensway budget to C$35M, drilling to 200,000 metres Based on drill results at its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland, junior has doubled the size of its drill program. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 6, 2021 | 6:49 am
Taseko Mines to move ahead with Arizona copper project The Florence town council won't appeal the Aquifer protection permit (APP) for the project. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2021 | 6:40 am
Production at Kamoa-Kakula less than six months away Ivanhoe Mines reported record-setting progress in December at the DRC copper project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2021 | 6:20 am
Rhyolite encouraged by exploration results at Suriname gold project The Brothers project is located 45 kilometers south of Newmont’s Merian mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2021 | 6:15 am
Skeena discovers near-surface mineralization within Eskay resource pit Drill highlights from the 22 Zone include 26.3 metres of 3.05 g/t gold and 221 g/t silver and 14.5 metres of 4.44 g/t gold and 228 g/t silver. Northern Miner Staff | January 6, 2021 | 5:58 am
Bear Creek raising C$30M in bought deal The net proceeds of the offering are expected to be used for ongoing development work at the company’s flagship Corani silver-lead-zinc project in southern Peru. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 6, 2021 | 4:57 am
Tianqi’s top shareholders selling up to 4% stake It would be the second time in less than a year that controlling investor Chengdu Tianqi seeks to offload part of its stake. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2021 | 4:02 am
China on recovery drive, but risk generator in metals markets – report Fitch expects Chinese mining operations to continue in full gear since the ramp-up in H220. MINING.com Editor | January 5, 2021 | 2:40 pm