December 9, 2020

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.

December 8, 2020

Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report

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

December 8, 2020

Outcrop shares up on fourth discovery at Santa Ana

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

December 7, 2020

Condor Gold begins 4,000m drill program at La India

This will be the final drilling at the La India starter pits ahead of extraction.

December 6, 2020

Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas

Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.

December 6, 2020

Mine ponds cause toxic mercury pollution in the Peruvian Amazon

Over the past 35 years, there has been a 670% increase in the extent of pits in heavily mined watersheds.

December 4, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO; Mining supercycle talk back; Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

December 4, 2020

Iron ore prices are going ballistic

Iron ore surges 6% to March 2013 high on Friday as Brazil supply worries, a red hot China economy, and a Beijing-Canberra row convulse seaborne trade.

December 4, 2020

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO

Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

December 3, 2020

Not enough class 1 nickel in the pipeline – Sherritt CEO

Carmakers are coming to appreciate the difference between the mining industry and the automobile industry.