Vale resumes operations at Viga in Minas Gerais This is the second time Vale has suspended operations at the waste disposal plant, with impact to production, since acquiring it in August last year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 1, 2020 | 3:18 pm
MINING PEOPLE: California Gold, Foran, Pasofino Gold, Pretium, Stria Lithium Key moves in the mining sector. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 1, 2020 | 1:51 pm
Brazil seeks to re-open $27bn lawsuit against BHP, Vale Brazilian federal and state prosecutors have asked a court to re-open a multi-billion dollar civil action suit against miners for damages caused by the Fundao dam burst in 2015. Reuters | October 1, 2020 | 12:27 pm
Golden Minerals shares rise on Rodeo drill results One drill hole returned 30.3 metres grading 3.1 g/t Au, including 11.3 metres grading 6.34 g/t Au. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 1, 2020 | 11:19 am
Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic Copper price rally comes to abrupt halt with 6% fall on Thursday as stockpiles balloon despite heavy Chinese buying. Frik Els | October 1, 2020 | 10:27 am
Strike threat at world’s only 1 million tonne copper mine Supervisors at the Escondida mine rejected the company’s final wage offer, moving them a step closer to a strike. Bloomberg News | October 1, 2020 | 10:14 am
Gold price jumps on US stimulus hopes Spot gold rose 1.1% after recording its biggest monthly drop in nearly four years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 1, 2020 | 9:58 am
Vale reports 33 of 104 dam structures fail stability assessments The Xingu dam, in Mariana, was elevated to risk level 2, with level 3 on the scale indicating imminent risk of collapse. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 1, 2020 | 9:13 am
We’re a long, long way from running out of gold All the gold that’s ever been mined would fit into a cube with edges 22 meters long — small enough to fit into three Olympic-sized swimming pools. Bloomberg Opinion | October 1, 2020 | 9:10 am