US mines produced $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020 – report The principal contributors to metal production were gold (38%), copper (27%), iron ore (15%) and zinc (6%). MINING.com Editor | February 3, 2021 | 3:17 pm
Freeport names Richard Adkerson chair The board also appointed CFO Kathleen Quirk as president. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 3, 2021 | 10:44 am
Canadian miners show resilience amid pandemic They thrived in the last quarter of 2020 as the global industry began bouncing back from the pandemic-induced shutdown, EY’s latest Canadian Mining Eye index shows. MINING.com Editor | February 3, 2021 | 9:53 am
Copper price climbs as Citi analyst predicts market deficit in H2 Global copper consumption is forecast to rise 6% to 24.76 million tonnes this year after a 1.3% drop last year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 3, 2021 | 9:35 am
Glencore’s 2020 output hit by Congo mine closure, sticks to targets The London-listed company stuck to all of its production targets for 2021. Reuters | February 3, 2021 | 8:40 am
Mining hotspots for 2021 in Latin America, Africa – report Markets in these two regions have greater exposure to copper, prices of which Fitch sees averaging at a seven-year high in 2021. MINING.com Editor | February 2, 2021 | 11:45 am
Copper price pressured by China demand worries Price of the metal has fallen more than 5% since hitting an eight-year high last month. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2021 | 9:27 am
Codelco see production plunge in December The world's largest copper miner output fell 16% year-on-year to 157,800 tonnes for the month. Reuters | February 2, 2021 | 9:20 am
Former Anglo American boss Cynthia Carroll joins Glencore board Carroll is the third female to become executive director at the Swiss miner and commodities trader. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 9:03 am