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Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 10:23 am

Aura Minerals sees up to 42% production growth in 2021

Company expects production to reach between 250,000 and 290,000 GEOs…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 9:26 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper…

MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 9:06 am

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may…

Reuters | January 15, 2021 | 6:29 am

Codelco to ratchet up precautionary measures as covid-19 cases rise

The measures, which include a reduction in personnel, come several…

Reuters | January 14, 2021 | 10:21 am

Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning

World's largest iron ore export terminal is cleared of large vessels, exacerbating an already tight market.

MINING.com Editor | December 10, 2020 | 10:28 am

Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power

Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project.

Reuters | December 10, 2020 | 9:40 am

Codelco reaches labor deal at Radomiro Tomic mine

Company largely maintained production amid the covid-19 outbreak by reducing staff, adjusting schedules and temporarily shelving projects.

Reuters | December 10, 2020 | 8:58 am

Vale negotiating funds for state in Brumadinho disaster

The injection of billions of reais into funds are to be managed by the state government.

Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 3:12 pm

Newmont to extend Peñasquito mine life beyond 2040

Newmont will invest $10 million next year to build a pipeline of new exploration targets at Zacatecas, Mexico mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2020 | 11:03 am

One union at Centinela reaches deal, another in talks

The Minera Esperanza union entered government-mediated negotiations with Antofagasta in late November.

Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 8:51 am

Lundin Gold goes ahead with $18.6m Fruta del Norte expansion

The mine and mill expansion will take throughput from 3,500 to 4,200 tonnes per day over the 14-year life of the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2020 | 7:07 am

Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report

Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.

MINING.com Editor | December 8, 2020 | 12:55 pm

Outcrop shares up on fourth discovery at Santa Ana

The company's stock on the TSXV was up 10% on Tuesday afternoon.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2020 | 9:17 am

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Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

Aura Minerals sees up to 42% production growth in 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama

Codelco to ratchet up precautionary measures as covid-19 cases rise

Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning

Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power

Codelco reaches labor deal at Radomiro Tomic mine

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