Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries. Bloomberg News | June 16, 2020 | 8:43 am
Chile says miners complying with sanitary measures amid outbreak Country has seen an explosive increase in covid-19 infections since May, averaging more than 5,000 new cases daily. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 8:42 am
Metals Creek, Mishkeegogamang sign MoU for Dona Lake project The miner and the First Nation want to make sure the development of the gold project is mutually beneficial. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2020 | 6:15 am
Kinross Gold, acQuire join forces to upgrade mobile app for blasthole sampling The Canadian miner and the software company worked together to get rid of paper logging. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2020 | 6:10 am
Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040 The world’s fourth largest iron ore producer expects to be carbon-neutral about 10 years earlier than its rivals. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2020 | 3:41 am
Skeena progresses Eskay Creek to pre-feasibility The mine would produce an average of 306,000 gold-equivalent oz. annually at all-in sustaining costs of $757 per oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 15, 2020 | 3:40 pm
Juniper launches Uinta mapping and data collection tool Uinta’s data collection capabilities include detailed mapping with points, lines, areas, as well as form-based notes for digital recordkeeping. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 15, 2020 | 3:36 pm
Brandt to become exclusive Sokkia dealer in Canada Company has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire assets of Ontario-based Sokkia from Topcon Positioning. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 15, 2020 | 3:09 pm
Gold and iron ore are doing equally well. Their miners are not Shares in Rio Tinto are down 4.8% so far this year. Stock in BHP is down 9.6%. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 1:09 pm