Peru miners struggle as coronavirus cases top 300,000
Mining companies are being forced to keep operations suspended and halt new ones as confirmed cases in the sector jump.
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Australia’s Century zinc mine begins commercial production
Milestone comes amid forecasts that see prices for the metal climbing in the coming months due to covid-19 restrictions easing up.
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Moon richer in metals than previously thought — NASA
Scientists have found the lunar subsurface contains higher concentration of certain metals, such as iron and titanium, than estimated.
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Germany’s plan to exit coal by 2038 becomes law
The lower house of parliament has passed a bill on the country’s exit from coal as a power source to meet climate targets.
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Landslide at Myanmar jade mine leaves at least 126 dead
Triggered by heavy rain, the mudslide swept through a mine in a jade-rich of Kachin state.
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Endeavour becomes West Africa’s top gold miner
With the acquisition of Semafo completed, Endeavour expects to produce more than one million ounces of gold this year.
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Egypt says $1.8 billion gold deposit found
With estimated resources of 1 million gold ounces, the deposit was found on a concession run by state-owned Shalateen Mining Company.
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SolGold goes after smaller rival Cornerstone Capital Resources
The C$140m ($102m) all-stock offer seeks to consolidate SolGold’s ownership of Alpala project, one of the world’s largest and highest-grade copper deposits.
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Vale asks court to dismiss Steinmetz’s plea for documents
Vale says request is a “transparent publicity stunt” crafted to avoid paying a $2bn arbitration award.
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Rio Tinto reaches power deal for Oyu Tolgoi
Agreement paves the way for Mongolia to fund and build a power plant to supply the giant copper and gold mine.
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