Long intervals of high-grade gold from Eskay Creek ahead of resource update Drill highlights include 49 metres of 2.82 g/t gold and 57 g/t silver (3.58 g/t gold-equivalent) starting at 98 metre. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 2, 2021 | 7:25 am
Fresnillo cautious on 2021 outlook despite soaring profits Uncertainty related to the ongoing impacts of covid-19 in Mexico, its focus market, takes part of the shine off the miner's full-year profit. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2021 | 7:14 am
Bluestone’s Cerro Blanco gold project expected to produce 300 koz per year A PEA for Bluestone Resources’ Cerro Blanco project shows it is capable of producing over 300,000 ounces of gold per year at first decile AISC. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 2, 2021 | 6:13 am
Canada Silver Cobalt working on new battery recycling initiative The project uses the hydrometallurgical Re-2Ox process to recover metals from lithium-ion, nickel-hydride and nickel-cadmium batteries. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 2, 2021 | 6:11 am
Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2021 | 4:07 am
Battery demand to maintain elevated cobalt prices – report But increasing advances in cobalt-free and low-cobalt content batteries will pose a large threat to long-term demand and prices, Fitch says. MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 2:00 pm
Copper, nickel price: 3 charts that bolster the bear case The mad surge in the copper price took even ardent bulls by surprise, but doubts are beginning to creep in about the sustainability of the rally, at least in the short term. Frik Els | March 1, 2021 | 12:51 pm
Webequie Nation, Juno ink MOU for Ring of Fire exploration Juno is the largest claim holder within the Ring of Fire, a metal rich region in northern Ontario. MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 12:25 pm
US Forest Service rescinds environmental report for Rio’s Arizona copper mine The decision effectively reverses one made by officials in the waning days of former President Donald Trump's administration. Reuters | March 1, 2021 | 12:18 pm