December 29, 2020 Global zinc production to rebound – report High prices by historical standards have encouraged investment into a pipeline of new projects and restarts, which will continue to come online in 2021, Fitch forecasts.
December 29, 2020 Las Bambas blockades affect Peru copper shipments The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines expressed today its opposition to the blockades affecting the world’s ninth-largest copper mine.
December 29, 2020 Brazil, Australia iron ore shipments set 2020 record The total volume dispatched to global destinations from Australia and Brazil was 29.7 million tonnes from December 21-27.
December 29, 2020 Newcrest goes ahead with Gorbea project in Chile Company has exercised its option to enter the farm-in phase of its joint venture to develop the gold project by making a $500,000 payment to Mirasol.
December 28, 2020 Anti-mining activists attack Curimining worker in Ecuador Curimining is developing the Curipamba copper-gold project, held by Canada’s Adventus Mining and Salazar Resources.
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 SQM begins process to raise capital, boost lithium output If approved, the capital will help finance its previously announced $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan.
December 24, 2020 MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru Miner said that transport had been temporarily disrupted due to road blocks by local residents near its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru.
December 23, 2020 Operations restart at Samarco Iron ore pellets production started Wednesday, with 7-8 million tonnes expected annually.
December 23, 2020 Equinox begins staged restart at Los Filos The blockade by members of the Carrizalillo community in Mexico has been removed.
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
