Apparent aluminum deficit drives up spot prices against longer dates Inventories in LME warehouses in Port Klang at 814,225 tonnes are down about 20% since climbing above one million tonnes in July. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 8:24 am
Kinross Gold reaffirms production growth on rising output, falling costs Company expects to produce about 2.5 million gold equivalent ounces annually from 2020–2029. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 7:57 am
Petra tosses company sale after debt-for-equity deal The diamond miner expects the restructuring to become effective in the first quarter of 2021. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2020 | 7:03 am
Minera Alamos to fast-track development at Cerro de Oro Located in Zacatecas, Cerro de Oro adds to Minera Alamos’ Santana and La Fortuna assets in Sonora and Durango. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2020 | 6:30 am
Zinc8, SmartConsult partner on Australia renewable energy project The company wants its zinc-air flow battery technology to be part of Australia’s quest to eliminate greenhouse gas-producing power generation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2020 | 6:30 am
BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2020 | 3:55 am
Rockcliff completes earn-in on Bur property in Manitoba To earn this stake, company spent approximately C$3 million on exploration at the site. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 19, 2020 | 9:50 pm
Benchmark drills broad and high-grade intercepts in BC Intercepts in Lawyers project include 14.2 metres of 4.15 g/t gold and 61.23 g/t silver (4.92 g/t gold-equivalent) from 13 metres. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 19, 2020 | 9:48 pm
Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:43 pm