Antofagasta copper production up despite cutbacks Strong grades at Centinela mine pushed the company’s copper production up 4.6% to 194,000 tonnes in the three months to March, compared with the previous quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 6:53 am
Venezuela allows gold mining in river basins A new resolution was approved almost in secrecy. The parliament rejects it. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 22, 2020 | 6:30 am
Glencore takes giant Congo cobalt mine private Shares in Toronto-listed Katanga Mining surged 113% after the announcement. Reuters | April 22, 2020 | 4:28 am
Petra moves towards $650 million debt restructuring The company announced in February it was looking at strategic options in relation to its debt due in 2022. Reuters | April 22, 2020 | 4:00 am
Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic The World Meteorological Organization says the forecast comes as covid-19 has brought transportation and industrial energy production to a near halt. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 3:43 am
Tomra’s multi-channel laser sorting technology for high-purity quartz Utilizing a scattering effect of multiple laser beams, equipment can be used to separate quartz rocks from waste material. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 21, 2020 | 4:08 pm
RCT commissions tele-remote mining fleet in Kazakhstan Company has completed a customized tele-remote project at the Ridder underground Tishinsky copper mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 21, 2020 | 4:02 pm
Troilus hits 73 metres of 1.56 g/t gold-equivalent These intersections also suggest geological similarities between the Southwest zone and the main Z87 deposit. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 21, 2020 | 3:25 pm
Quebec Precious Metals discovers new zone at Sakami The new zone has been traced over approximately 900 metres of strike. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 21, 2020 | 3:00 pm