Ghanaian government expects increased gold production in 2020 Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources said this goal is achievable as production hasn’t stopped. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 22, 2020 | 1:30 pm
Politician supporting Pan American Silver’s Argentina project in hot water over anti-mining comments The governor of Chubut is being blasted on social media for changing his mind over mining in the province. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 22, 2020 | 12:00 pm
Search for last miner trapped at Gamsberg goes on, mining halted The search continues and mining activity remains suspended at Gamsberg. Reuters | November 22, 2020 | 10:09 am
Workers at Lundin’s Candelaria mine in Chile accept new agreement The Candelaria AOS Union accepted the last formal offer but the smaller Candelaria Mine Workers Union did not. Reuters | November 22, 2020 | 9:49 am
New tool predicts the flow of groundwater in abandoned coal mines The solution uses stacks of satellite images of the same location taken every few days and allows for picking up even the slightest topographical changes over time. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 22, 2020 | 7:23 am
China must ban new coal power plants to meet 2060 goal – report China’s coal power fleet, already more than 1,000 gigawatts strong, is underutilized and already includes dozens of redundant plants. Bloomberg News | November 20, 2020 | 2:47 pm
Union at Antofagasta’s Centinela preparing to vote for strike Union chief says contract offer will likely be rejected. Reuters | November 20, 2020 | 12:10 pm
Copper price soars to highest since 2014 on vaccine hopes As coronavirus infections surge worldwide, fears of further near-term supply disruptions are also fueling gains. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 20, 2020 | 12:07 pm
MINING PEOPLE: Battle North, First Mining, Goldsource Mines, Trilogy Key moves in the mining industry. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 20, 2020 | 11:31 am