Extended lockdowns hit copper production
Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN), has reported 210 positive cases of coronavirus and said the date to restart operations is…
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Seabridge releases ‘much improved’ numbers for KSM
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has released the results of an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its KSM gold-copper project, 65 km northwest of Stewart, British Columbia. The…
Ivanhoe trims budget; stays course at Kakula
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has completed 13.5 km of underground development — 4.2 km ahead of plan — at its Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of…
Rio Tinto boosts budget for Citadel copper project in Australia
Rio Tinto ( NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will spend a further A$9.2 million (US$5.9 million) on exploration at the Citadel copper-gold project, a joint venture with junior Antipa Minerals (ASX:…
Haywood Securities lowers base metal forecasts
Haywood Securities has cut its base metal price forecasts for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment dealer expects copper will cost US$2.45 per lb. (from its previous estimate…
PNG refuses to extend mining lease for Barrick’s Porgera mine
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is set to take control of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Porgera mine after refusing to extend the company’s lease on environmental and social grounds,…
Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic: WMO
Greenhouse emissions are expected to fall by 6% this year due to a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, but that would not…
South America divided on coronavirus measures
South American countries have taken varying approaches to containing the spread of COVID-19, ranging from leaving it to states and cities to handle the virus to implementing aggressive lockdowns and…
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies exploring the frontiers
As existing deposits and mines are advanced, companies are looking for new frontiers to secure their long-term production and growth. The northern portion of this continent, with favourable geology, relative…
Vale cuts production guidance again
Brazil’s Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s top iron ore producer, has once again lowered its production forecast for 2020 due to a mix of factors including heavy rain, unplanned outages…
Mexican union wants mining operations to resume
Most economic activities were halted in Mexico in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the deputy secretary of work at the national level for the Confederation of Mexican…
First Cobalt stakes claims near Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has staked new claims to the west of its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho – increasing its landholdings by 50%. The 43 new claims…