Freeport to ease lockdown in bid to end protest at Grasberg
Operations have been disrupted after workers have blocked access to the world's second-largest copper mine in the easternmost region of Papua since Monday.
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Danakali eyes finish line for Eritrea potash project
Danakali will spend the rest of 2020 focused on closing the required financing to bring its Colluli potash project closer to construction, as Eritrea eases covid-19 restrictions.
Pacific Empire options British Columbia copper-gold project
Pinnacle project has seen over $2 million in partner-funded exploration.
BHP to set fresh targets for emissions reduction by 2030
The "very tangible actions" to be announced on Sept. 10, are part of the miner’s broader commitment to become carbon-neutral by 2050.
Trump promised a coal comeback but America’s miners need an energy revolution
Biden has pledged to spend $2-trillion leading a “clean energy revolution” that would include “an unprecedented investment” to help coal communities diversify their economies.
EV to account for 79% of lithium demand by 2030
Cochilco said demand for lithium had been muted because of the pandemic, expected at around 75,000 tonnes, but would surge to 1.4 million tonnes by 2030.
Westhaven says new gold zone at Shovelnose indicates ‘large and robust’ system
Assay results include a 2.3-kg outcrop sample grading 51.1 g/t gold and 165 g/t silver.
Artemis shares up 14% on Blackwater revised PFS
The latest study suggests a 23-year open pit operation, with a staged development for the British Columbia asset.
Mining Exploration Price Index highest since 2013 – report
EPI, which measures the relative change in precious and base metals prices, weighted by the percentage of overall exploration spending for each metal as a proxy of its relative importance to the industry, was at 135.9, weighting to gold and the positive gold price performance in the quarter, S&P reports.
