Blockade at Equinox Los Filos hinders mine restart
Preparations to resume operations at the gold-silver mine in Mexico had to be suspended.
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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.
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.
Search for last miner trapped at Gamsberg goes on, mining halted
The search continues and mining activity remains suspended at Gamsberg.
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.
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.
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.
Union at Antofagasta’s Centinela preparing to vote for strike
Union chief says contract offer will likely be rejected.
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.
