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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile; copper, lithium mines unaffected

BHP and Antofagasta said there are no damage or operational problems at their sites.

Reuters | June 3, 2020 | 11:01 am

Calibre delivers maiden resource for Panteon, shares down

Shares of Calibre Mining were down 2.9% on the TSX.

Jackson Chen | June 3, 2020 | 10:33 am

SQM, Teck leave Revelo’s copper projects in Chile

Separate option agreements with the two majors over Revelo's copper…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2020 | 9:07 am

Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project

The Canadian miner now controls all tenements previously owned by…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 3, 2020 | 6:10 am

Silver prices are poised to outperform gold – somewhat

Global efforts to restart economies following coronavirus lockdowns are expected…

Reuters | June 2, 2020 | 2:55 pm

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

Aurania to expand from Ecuador to Peru

The Toronto-based junior believes there is a possibility for an extension of a mineral belt from its Lost Cities - Cutucu project in Ecuador into northern Peru.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2020 | 6:15 am

Fortescue Metals ups stake in Candente Copper

Fortescue now owns almost 20% of Candente, which is advancing a large scale open-pit copper project in Peru.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2020 | 9:00 am

Caldas Gold to acquire Juby project in Ontario

The project consists of more than 14,000 acres of patented claims within the Shining Tree area of the Abitibi greenstone belt.

Northern Miner Staff | May 21, 2020 | 2:27 pm

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile; copper, lithium mines unaffected

Calibre delivers maiden resource for Panteon, shares down

SQM, Teck leave Revelo’s copper projects in Chile

Millennial Lithium gets license to expand Pastos Grandes project

Silver prices are poised to outperform gold – somewhat

Fortuna Silver’s San Jose mine back at full tilt

Vale ordered to pay $1.5bn for dam burst damages

Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months

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