Rio Tinto to develop bonded area operations for blending iron ore at Dalian port

Dalian port has blended over 46 million tonnes of iron ore within its bonded area since 2016 when it first started the operation, the most among Chinese ports.

Reuters | September 22, 2020 | 8:18 am

Communities to decide Ecuador mining projects’ fate

Referendums to ban large and medium scale projects can only be about future mining rights and won’t be retroactively applied to concessions granted prior to public vote, top court has ruled.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 22, 2020 | 7:25 am

Texas Minerals consortium to produce rare earths from coal waste

The consortium’s goal is to install a pilot plant at a Jeddo Coal Company site in Pennsylvania capable of producing 1-3 tonnes of rare earth oxides from coal byproducts.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 22, 2020 | 6:30 am

GE to exit new coal projects

The energy giant said that the measure may involve divestitures, site closings, job losses and impacts to publicly held subsidiaries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 22, 2020 | 5:00 am

Hochschild Mining presses reset on Peruvian operations

Its San José mine in Argentina is slated to reach full production in the fourth quarter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 22, 2020 | 3:34 am

Great Bear starts metallurgical testing at Dixie

To date, over 80% of the holes drilled into the LP fault, Dixie Limb and Hinge zones returned visible gold, with the mineralization in the form of free gold, and not bound to or within sulphides.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 22, 2020 | 3:33 am