December 24, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC; Operations restart at Samarco; MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru
December 24, 2020 Rio Tinto, indigenous land owners begin rebuilding ties after cave blast A joint session of the traditional owners of the land and the company boards had been held to reaffirm the miner's apology.
December 23, 2020 Turquoise Hill considers gold streaming, debt funding for Oyu Tolgoi The streaming transaction would involve "a significant up-front payment" to Oyu Tolgoi, as well as deferred payments based on gold "spot" prices.
December 22, 2020 New South Wales greenlights Maxwell coal mine The company plans to produce approximately 148 million tonnes of run-of-mine coal over 26 years.
December 21, 2020 Republic of Congo cancels iron ore project with Sundance Resources The Australian miner started operations in northern Congo in 2010 and has invested almost $300 million.
December 20, 2020 Australia forecasts drop in coal output under pressure from Chinese curbs Australia's coal exports have been hit by delays at Chinese ports amid a growing row between the two countries.
December 18, 2020 Alternative financing models for mining – report Fieldfisher’s 2020 report includes commentary on ESG – the growth of green loans and sustainability linked loans in the resources sector.
December 18, 2020 Copper price powers on – “tell-tale signs of supercycle” Copper prices jumps to highest since February 2013 on hopes US economic stimulus will further boost demand for metal already in short supply amid an Asian factory and construction boom.
December 18, 2020 Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011 Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese steelmakers have called “unreasonable” and “abnormal.”
December 18, 2020 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.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
