November 12, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Gold price tumbles on covid vaccine breakthrough; UK court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam burst; Alrosa’s pink diamond sets new record price at auction
November 12, 2020 Chile vows to take Albemarle to arbitration over royalty spat The latest spat comes two months after Albemarle locked horns with Chilean nuclear agency CCHEN over reserves data.
November 12, 2020 Codelco to keep “Chuqui” open pit going for an extra year Chile's copper giant will continue another year at the iconic mine, which has had good yields.
November 11, 2020 Skycatch survey system sums up aerial intelligence Drones fly beyond traditional methods of 3D image capture.
November 10, 2020 Peru’s miners look to interim president for post-pandemic stability The world's No. 2 copper producer is facing its worst economic crisis in a century.
November 10, 2020 Four countries have more heap leach mines than the rest of the world combined Heap leaching technology has become increasingly popular due to the cost advantages and environmental benefits it offers miners.
November 10, 2020 Equinox begins $103m in construction at Brazil gold mine First gold pour at the Santa Luz mine is targeted for Q1 2022.
November 10, 2020 AngloGold suspends operations at Cerro Vanguardia Operations at the gold and silver mine in Argentina suspended for 10 days, as positive coronavirus cases have been detected among its workforce.
November 9, 2020 Iron price jumps as Chinese imports continue at record pace China on track to import 1.2 billion tonnes of iron ore in 2020 as steelmakers upgrade plants to avoid winter production disruptions.
November 9, 2020 Caldas Gold posts record intercept at Marmato Company reported high-grade assays from its asset in Colombia including a record 5.73 grams gold per tonne and 5.2 grams silver per tonne over 63 metres from 356 metres downhole.
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