GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance
Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.
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Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month
The world’s third largest silver mine has been shut since July 2017 after Guatemala's Supreme Court provisionally ordered so following an appeal from environment and human rights organization CALAS.
Coal plant development in China offset global retreat
China commissioned 76% of the world’s new coal plants in 2020, up
from 64% in 2019.
Mason PEA from Hudbay suggests potential to double copper output
With a 27-year life, the project would involve 20 years of mining and seven years of stockpile processing at a 120,000 t/d flotation concentrator.
Iron ore price back above $170 as China steel hits record
Steel prices also jumped to record highs, boosted by concerns over supply curbs.
Gold price on track for highest close in 6 weeks
Economists at Citibank said they expect gold to see further sideways trading between the $1,700-$1,900 range in 2021.
Seabridge strikes gold at Snowstorm project in Nevada, shares up
The 2020 drill program has achieved its goal of finding a gold-bearing system hosted within similar rocks and structural setting as the nearby Turquoise Ridge mine.
Liberty Gold triples TV Tower resource in Turkey
The estimate brings five new deposits at the project in western Turkey into resources.
Steinmetz says probe against Vale “alive, well and kicking”
The billionaire claims Vale is misleading investors by claiming local prosecutors had closed an investigation into alleged illegal practices related to Simandou.
