Albemarle to shutter two lithium facilities in the US
It will idle portions of the Silver Peak mine in Nevada and Kings Mountain production facility in North Carolina starting in September.
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EnGold resumes exploration at Lac La Hache
The Vancouver-based miner was forced to halt an ongoing drill campaign due to the pandemic.
Fortescue rethinking expansion that endangers Australian sacred site
Decision comes as an Indigenous group said the project threatened heritage sites, including a 60,000 year-old rock shelter.
First Donlin drill results in, Barrick and Novagold report
With measured and indicated resources of about 39 million ounces of gold, Donlin is considered one of the largest open-pit gold deposits in Alaska.
Codelco to restart projects beginning next week
The miner had been forced to delay several mine expansion projects.
Teranga’s Wahgnion exceeds planned production by 25%
The company has also raised Wahgnion’s 2020 output guidance to 150,000-165,000 oz gold.
Gold price breaks new record
Gold reached a new all-time high of $2,069.21/oz Thursday, while gold ETF holdings continue to rise.
PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases
Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections.
Arctic wastewater dump near Russia’s Norilsk was toxic, says Greenpeace
Water samples taken in Russia’s Arctic at the site of a wastewater dump by mining giant contained 50 times the permitted level of toxic substances, said the environmental group.