MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week
A roundup of the biggest stories from the global mining and metals industry.
Latest Stories
Pandemic impacts on mining employment – report
IGF says the pandemic will have longer- term consequences on employment in the large-scale mining sector as a result of impacts on local suppliers and community economic activities, mining capex forecasts and current investments.
Kodiak reports long copper-gold intercepts from MPD project in BC
The latest intercepts indicate a “large zoned and significantly enriched copper-gold envelope at Gate,” which would be typical for porphyry-hosted mineralization, the company said.
Newcrest TSX listing to boost access to North American capital
Around a third of Newcrest’s shareholders are based in North America.
Kibali on track to deliver guidance, says Barrick CEO
Production outlook for the mine was previously set at 340,000-370,000 ounces in 2020.
Protesters sit-in at Vale dam burst site, demand aid extension
Roughly 150 demonstrators staged a sit-in at the Brazilian miner's administrative building in Brumadinho.
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new members at its July 2021 gala dinner and induction ceremony in Toronto.
Freeport-McMoRan posts Q3 profit boosted by gold prices
The average price Freeport received for its gold surged nearly 28% to 1,902 per ounce in Q3, with copper and gold sales nearly 7% higher than the company's July estimates.
Mundoro options two Serbian projects to Vale
Vale has the option to acquire two additional Cu-Au projects in the Timok region.
