Blowout profits seen boosting miners trading at multi-year highs

With rising commodity prices and a drop in production costs setting the stage for blowout profits, copper producers are poised for their best year in over a decade.

Bloomberg News | December 18, 2020 | 10:51 am

Solgold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting

SolGold said in a release that 44.7% of investors voted against reappointing Nick Mather as director.

Reuters | December 18, 2020 | 10:45 am

Endeavour Silver sells El Cubo mine to VanGold for $15m

Upon completion, Endeavour would become the largest shareholder in VanGold Mining.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 18, 2020 | 10:08 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

MINING.com Editor | December 18, 2020 | 9:46 am

Perseus pours first gold at Yaouré mine

Company expects to declare commercial production at its mine in Côte d’Ivoire in March 2021 quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 18, 2020 | 8:49 am

Coal demand to rise 2.6% in 2021 after record decline

Demand for thermal and metallurgical coal should rise to 7,432 million tonnes in 2021, from 7,243 million tonnes this year, according to the International Energy Agency.

Reuters | December 18, 2020 | 8:14 am

AngloGold Ashanti sees strong cash position, CEO search “in progress”

Company will set emissions targets in the second half of 2021.

Reuters | December 18, 2020 | 8:05 am

Antofagasta agrees copper charges for 2021, Codelco to follow

Companies will supply copper concentrate at treatment and refining charges of $59.50 per tonne and 5.95 cents per lb in 2021, signing up at the benchmark rate miners have now managed to lower for six years in a row.

Reuters | December 18, 2020 | 7:58 am