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Vale reverses order to shut Itabira

The labor authorities reported that 200 local employees have tested positive for coronavirus.

Bruno Venditti | May 29, 2020 | 11:35 am

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MINING.com Editor | May 29, 2020 | 10:00 am

Codelco profit down 85% despite output increase

The Chilean copper giant was impacted by weak copper prices,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2020 | 9:40 am

Copper gets a warning the worst may be yet to come

The International Wrought Copper Council expects a surplus of almost…

Andy Home - Reuters | May 29, 2020 | 9:23 am

Gold M&A back on the agenda as restrictions ease

Miners year-to-date have struck 275 transactions worth about $6.9 billion.

Reuters | May 29, 2020 | 9:09 am

Lundin to raise C$50 million in bought deal financing

BMO Capital Markets will buy 4.15 million common shares at C$12.05 per share.

Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | May 27, 2020 | 4:13 pm

Peru mining production to drop by 15% this year

Large-scale mining would not be fully up and running until early June.

Reuters | May 27, 2020 | 3:17 pm

Teck resumes operations at Antamina.

Work at the copper-zinc mine in Peru resumes after six-week halt.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 27, 2020 | 9:46 am

Fortuna Silver’s San Jose mine back at full tilt

The mine, in the southern state of Oaxaca, is producing ore at its nameplate capacity of 3,000 tpd.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2020 | 9:27 am

Vale ordered to pay $1.5bn for dam burst damages

Judge says funds should be used to pay potential fines related to the deadly 2019 tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2020 | 7:16 am

Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months

IWCC expects global copper surplus to hit 285,000 tonnes this year and 675,000 tonnes in 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2020 | 3:55 am

Sierra Metals waiting on gov’t consent to restart Yauricocha mine

The extension of national lockdown in Peru could delay the mine restart until June 30.

Jackson Chen | May 26, 2020 | 9:35 am

Iron ore defies covid-19 gloom with bullish supply

Softer export numbers from Australia and Brazil suggest that June may see a bit of a pullback in China’s imports.

Reuters | May 26, 2020 | 8:48 am

Gran Colombia axes merger with Gold X

Guyana Goldfields rejected Gran Colombia’s proposal and entered into an amended agreement with Silvercorp.

Bruno Venditti | May 25, 2020 | 11:36 am

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Vale reverses order to shut Itabira

MINING.COM MINUTE video news roundup launches today

Codelco profit down 85% despite output increase

Copper gets a warning the worst may be yet to come

Gold M&A back on the agenda as restrictions ease

Lundin to raise C$50 million in bought deal financing

Peru mining production to drop by 15% this year

Teck resumes operations at Antamina.

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