October 26, 2020 Orocobre suspends operations at Olaroz amid covid-19 cases Operations are expected to recommence early this week and the stoppage is not expected to materially affect operational nor financial results.
October 23, 2020 Brazil prosecutors accuse BHP, Vale of colluding to reduce payouts to disaster victims A mining waste dam burst in 2015 at BHP and Vale's Samarco joint venture in the town of Mariana, releasing a torrent of sludge that killed 19 people.
October 23, 2020 Buritica gold mine in Colombia officially opens Commercial operation will begin in December, and the government hopes it will boost gold production by 25%.
October 23, 2020 Unigold stock takes off on Candelones drill results Drilling returned 14 m averaging 14.94 g/t Au at the Candelones Extension deposit.
October 23, 2020 Global copper production to increase in 2021 after two years of declines: ICSG ICSG estimates a deficit of about 50,000 tonnes of copper this year and a surplus of about 70,000 tonnes in 2021.
October 22, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week A roundup of the biggest stories from the global mining and metals industry.
October 22, 2020 Pandemic impacts on mining employment – report IGF says the pandemic will have longer- term consequences on employment in the large-scale mining sector as a result of impacts on local suppliers and community economic activities, mining capex…
October 22, 2020 Protesters sit-in at Vale dam burst site, demand aid extension Roughly 150 demonstrators staged a sit-in at the Brazilian miner's administrative building in Brumadinho.
October 22, 2020 Freeport-McMoRan posts Q3 profit boosted by gold prices The average price Freeport received for its gold surged nearly 28% to 1,902 per ounce in Q3, with copper and gold sales nearly 7% higher than the company's July estimates.
October 22, 2020 Anglo American output in Q3 jumps, thanks to Collahuasi Total production climbed by 24% from Q2 on the back of continued strong performance of Collahuasi copper mine in Chile.
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