Noront receives official Wyloo offer, trumping BHP bid The success of either bid will put high-profile Ring of Fire nickel asset in Australian hands. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 7, 2021 | 10:29 am
Copper price down as China’s imports drop to lowest in two years China's copper imports in August dropped 41% year-on-year as high prices and sluggish economic growth kept a lid on demand. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 7, 2021 | 8:57 am
SolGold to cut back on exploration projects to focus on Cascabel The miner intends to shed 10 of the 72 exploration concessions held within its four subsidiaries in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2021 | 3:39 am
OZ Minerals resumes operations at copper-gold mine after worker death Operations had been suspended at Prominent Hill when a 43-year old man died on Sunday after being crushed by machinery. Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 5:52 pm
Australia Snapshot: Eight companies to watch Call it cross-pollination: Mining companies in Australia are taking up projects in Canada and Canadian mining companies are enthusiastic about projects in Australia. Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | September 6, 2021 | 2:12 pm
China Gold, CNMC criticized for environmental failings Tailings dams are commonly used by mining firms to store waste remnants of ore. Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 10:00 am
OZ Minerals halts operations at copper-gold mine after worker death Prominent Hill is forecast to produce up to 70,000 tonnes of copper and 135,000 ounces of gold in fiscal 2021. Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 8:46 am
Lumina Copper reaches deal to end strike at Chile’s Caserones mine Workers at Caserones went on strike at the start of August after collective wage negotiations and government-led mediation foundered. Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 8:43 am
Copper price surges on smallest US jobs gain in seven months US hiring downshifted abruptly in August, complicating a potential decision by the Federal Reserve to begin scaling back monetary support by year-end. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 3, 2021 | 8:47 am