Montana Tech tests bolt integrity with Epiroc The school has the only on-campus underground mine education center in the United States and uses it to give students hands-on experience. MINING.com Editor | December 9, 2020 | 2:52 pm
Vedanta offers bond with one of highest yields in Asia Vedanta plans to use the money to finance a buyback offer for $670 million of notes maturing in June 2021. Bloomberg News | December 9, 2020 | 11:37 am
Newmont to extend Peñasquito mine life beyond 2040 Newmont will invest $10 million next year to build a pipeline of new exploration targets at Zacatecas, Mexico mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2020 | 11:03 am
Nevada Copper shares up on new financing package for Pumpkin Hollow Package includes new cash resources of $31 million for completion of the ramp-up of the underground Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2020 | 9:59 am
‘Green stimulus packages’ key driver for base metal demand, says analyst “The path to economic recovery will be long and slow,” says Intl FCStone metals analyst Natalie Scott-Gray. Northern Miner Staff | December 9, 2020 | 9:57 am
Gold price slides amid vaccine roll-out The resurgence of cryptocurrencies has also directed investors away from gold, JP Morgan says. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2020 | 9:29 am
One union at Centinela reaches deal, another in talks The Minera Esperanza union entered government-mediated negotiations with Antofagasta in late November. Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 8:51 am
Fortescue expects robust demand for steel next year Miner has kept this year's total production forecast at 175 million to 180 million tonnes. Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 8:29 am
Gold miners must ramp up renewable energy to meet climate goals – WGC Gold sector emissions need to be reduced by 80% by 2050 to be aligned with the Paris Agreement. Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 8:21 am