Over 79,000 jobs in Canadian mining industry need to be filled over next decade — report Canada’s mining industry is worth C$47 billion, with C$29.6 billion concentrated in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. MINING.com Editor | February 7, 2020 | 1:36 pm
Big silver stock potential Greatly boosting this sector’s upside potential, silver is still wildly undervalued relative to prevailing gold levels. Adam Hamilton - Zeal Intelligence | February 7, 2020 | 12:47 pm
Honbridge’s SAM confident $2bn Brazil iron mine will go ahead With a capacity of 27.5 million tonnes per year, the project is expected to be built in Minas Gerais. Reuters | February 7, 2020 | 11:21 am
Russia considering $1bn loan to Nornickel for Arctic project The project is Nornickel's joint venture with Russian businessman Musa Bazhaev. Reuters | February 7, 2020 | 10:05 am
Barrick denies Freeport tie-up in the works Barrick did say it was interested in Freeport's Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Reuters | February 7, 2020 | 9:54 am
Gold resists soaring USD – the show’s not over yet The most likely scenario is another rebound in gold, silver, and mining stocks as soon as the USD index corrects Przemyslaw Radomski | February 7, 2020 | 9:28 am
Mitsubishi grabs 30% of Mantoverde copper mine MMC has actively been seeking to participate in high-quality copper projects to secure concentrate for its copper smelters. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2020 | 9:19 am
Codelco, BHP saw copper production rise in December The world's top copper miner rose 1.2% versus the same period a year earlier, hitting 187,600 tonnes. Reuters | February 7, 2020 | 9:17 am
Congo’s move to control artisanal cobalt is double-edged The new monopoly could smooth out periodic air-pockets in the supply chain, but the temptation to use its market power to support prices during periods of low-growth demand may prove irresistible. Reuters | February 7, 2020 | 9:09 am