Turquoise Hill last week began arbitration proceedings against its biggest shareholder Rio Tinto to seek "clarity" on financing for Oyu Tolgoi, one of Rio's biggest growth projects.

One hole hit a long, high-grade gold-silver interval from near surface, returning 67.6 metres of 3.63 g/t gold and 132.83 g/t silver starting at 51 metres.

Operations at the gold and silver mine in Argentina suspended for 10 days, as positive coronavirus cases have been detected among its workforce.

Study for Kudz Ze Kayah (KZK) project in southeast Yukon suggests a “silver-dominant polymetallic mine” with strong cash flows and returns.

The interval includes a higher-grade 45-metre interval of 1.18% copper, 1.01 g/t gold and 4 g/t silver (2.13% copper-equivalent) from 401 metres.

The silver mine will return to full production this quarter after a 33-month labour action.

The pandemic has hurt the mining sector, which relies on workers who often need to travel to reach job sites.

Wheaton will purchase 6.5% of the gold production and 100% of the silver production from the project until 190,000 ounces of gold and 2.15 million ounces of silver have been delivered.