ANIMATION: Top 20 gold producing countries – 2020
Global gold production fell by 3.8 million ounces in 2020 as covid-related disruptions in South America more than offset gains in Russia and West Africa.
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New hyperspectral imaging satellite expected to support mining operations
Orbital Sidekick’s Aurora satellite will allow for global-scale subterranean mineral identification, surveying and monitoring.
Hudbay Minerals resumes production at Lalor mine
A worker employed by a service provider was fatally injured last week from a fall while working at a height.
Kootenay Silver to rehabilitate historic project in Mexico
Other veins at Columba are being drilled as part of a 5,000-metre program.
B2Gold launches arbitration against Mali over Menankoto exploration permit
Operations at the Fekola mine, 20 kilometres from the Menankoto permit and projected to produce 530,000 to 560,000 ounces of gold in 2021, have not been impacted.
How Ivanhoe’s giant new Congo mine stacks up against copper mining’s top tier
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula project is ramping up to 841,000 tonnes and $1.8 billion in free cash per year – report
Ganfeng says lithium could return to boom-time highs
Lithium prices surged from 2015 to mid-2018 as rising demand from electric automakers outpaced available supply.
New research to boost British Columbia’s exploration appeal
New maps and geochemical reanalysis of more than 1,000 till samples will help to focus mineral exploration between Prince George and Mackenzie.
Ecuador sees mining exports rising 74% in 2021, ministry says
Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.
