AngloGold CEO Dushnisky steps down Chief Financial Officer Christine Ramon has been appointed interim CEO. Reuters | July 30, 2020 | 9:02 am
Gold rally, Chinese demand a boon to Canadian miners EY says Canada could see a wave of new gold deals and mines built in the coming months on the back of strong bullion prices and improved demand for metals from China. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2020 | 8:51 am
Conico to acquire Longland Resources’ Greenland projects The acquisition gives Conico exposure to a dominant license deemed to be highly prospective for precious and base metals MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2020 | 6:20 am
B2Gold produces special gold bar to help save Namibian rhinos The proceeds from the sale of B2Gold’s gold bars will back efforts of community-based rhino rangers and trackers. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2020 | 6:15 am
Rio Tinto set on building long-delayed Simandou The miner is speeding up work towards potential development of the giant iron ore project in Guinea, as the investment case grows stronger. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2020 | 3:52 am
US appoints coordinator for Arctic policy as mineral race heats up US announced a $12 million economic aid package for Greenland, which has vast deposits of rare earth minerals. Reuters | July 29, 2020 | 2:04 pm
Fortuna restarts operations at Caylloma mine in Peru The company announced the closure on July 6 after a contract employee at the mine suddenly died. Bruno Venditti | July 29, 2020 | 12:19 pm
US coal consumption drops to record low Power plants burned just 27.4 million short tons in April, a 27% decrease from the previous year. Bloomberg News | July 29, 2020 | 11:44 am
Copper Mountain shares up on strong Q2 results Production reached 23.9 million pounds of copper equivalent in Q2. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 29, 2020 | 11:34 am