July 23, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more...

July 23, 2020

Newcrest quarterly output drops 13% but beats estimate

Production fell to 573,175 oz in the quarter, beating a UBS estimate of 547,000 oz.

July 23, 2020

Australian government creates Radioactive Waste Agency

The creation of the agency is seen by the mining industry as a positive step towards developing nuclear technology expertise.

July 23, 2020

Tesla offers “giant contract” to responsible nickel miners

Boss Elon Musk has a plea for mining companies: “Please mine more nickel.”

July 22, 2020

Shandong Gold ups offer for Cardinal

Shandong Gold has improved its offer by 16% to fend off Nordgold's interest.

July 22, 2020

Map shows global mining “relatively unscathed” by pandemic

"It’s likely that miners will need to boost investment in local communities for some time as the full impact of covid-19 continues to play out."

July 22, 2020

Lynas output nearly halves on virus-linked plant halts

Production of NdPr fell to 775 tonnes in Q4 from 1,505 tonnes a year earlier.

July 22, 2020

BHP faces biggest UK class action over Brazil dam collapse

Local groups are seeking a total of 5 billion pounds ($6.33 billion) for the collapse of the Fundão Dam.

July 22, 2020

Danakali scores Eritrea nod for vast potash mine

The Eritrean Ministry of Energy & Mines has given Danakali the green light to develop its Colluli potash project.

July 21, 2020

Lion One hits visible gold in Fiji, stock jumps

Shares of Lion One Metals surged 8.9% on the TSX on Tuesday.