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.

September 4, 2020

Equinox Gold halts Los Filos operations

Company has suspended activities at its gold mine in Mexico as the result of a road blockade by members of the local community.