Santacruz Silver to pay $20m for Zimapan mine in Mexico The Canadian miner’s subsidiary signed a definitive agreement to acquire the asset from Industrias Peñoles. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 6:11 am
Canada losing ground on new mining projects – report The Mining Association of Canada says the total 10-year projected value of $82 billion for new projects remains nearly 50% below the 2014 level of $160 billion. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 6:06 am
Gold price weakness takes $1.5bn out of largest ETF In the wake of the recent gold price decline, metal holdings in the GLD gold ETF have fallen by 26 tonnes in a week. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2021 | 11:21 am
Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation Company could soon greenlight expansions at three mines in the US Southwest, adding more than 250 billion pounds of copper each year to US output. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2021 | 10:21 am
Gold price extends decline on surging bond yields Ten-year US Treasury yields climbed to the highest in a year on Thursday, making gold less competitive as it does not bear interest. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2021 | 9:31 am
Project to capture 90% of all spent Li-ion batteries in US gets government funding The project is led by Everledger, HP, Call2Recycle and Fairphone. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2021 | 6:13 am
Q4 2020 saw recovery in polished diamond prices – report According to fintech company UNI, there are “reasons for optimism.” MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2021 | 6:08 am
Steppe Gold doubles ATO mine resource The updated resource estimate will form the basis of the upcoming bankable feasibility study due out in Q2 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 24, 2021 | 9:52 am
Copper price extends rally; producers wary of costs Mining firms in Chile, the world’s No.1 copper producer, warned that costs could rise as labor unions and vendors also try to cash in on the trend. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 24, 2021 | 9:36 am
Alrosa reopens processing plant earlier than planned The plant is set to process 3 million tonnes of ore in 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 24, 2021 | 9:12 am
