September 11, 2020 No fear over Brazil meeting iron ore export demand – secretary IBRAM projects that the country will export 310 million tonnes in 2020.
September 11, 2020 Rio Tinto heads roll over sacred Aboriginal site destruction CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques, iron ore boss Chris Salisbury, and corporate affairs head Simone Niven will have to step down.
September 10, 2020 BHP 30% by 2030 emissions reduction target fails to impress The miner has not set goals to cut its Scope 3 emissions — those indirectly generated by end-users.
September 9, 2020 FenixOro Gold gets permit to drill at Abriaqui project The principal target of the Columbia drill program is a series of over 80 ‘Buritica-style’ high-grade gold veins.
September 8, 2020 Zinc price to enter long term structural decline in 2021 – report Fitch predicts prices will rise to around $2,600/tonne by the end of the year.
September 8, 2020 Solaris signs IBA for Warintza in Ecuador Company has signed an Impacts and Benefits Agreement with the Shuar communities of Warints and Yawi, its indigenous partners, for the copper project.
September 7, 2020 World’s biggest copper supplier saw sales slump last month Chile reported copper shipments of $2.76 billion for August, an 11% drop from July.
September 7, 2020 Hochschild sees lower output on lockdowns in Peru, Argentina The miner is targeting overall attributable production of 280,000-290,000 gold equivalent ounces or 24-25 million silver equivalent ounces.
September 6, 2020 Venezuelan Indigenous group rejects presence of state-owned mining company on their land The Pemón First Nation said the opening of an office of the Venezuelan Mining Corporation on their land formalizes mining activities in protected areas.
September 4, 2020 Pandemic to accelerate industry automation – report Fitch predicts miners will explore options to shorten and simplify supply chains.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
