Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020 Payments to governments in 2020 were lower due to pandemic disruption. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2021 | 11:34 am
US EPA weighs Taseko copper mining process akin to fracking The Canadian firm wants to use a process that involves injecting sulfuric acid and water deep underground to break up a mineral deposit. Reuters | June 30, 2021 | 9:08 am
Copper price set for smallest quarterly gain since March 2020 China curbs and expectations of sooner-than-anticipated policy tightening in the United States have pressured prices. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 30, 2021 | 7:42 am
Kingsgate to sell Chilean project to TDG Gold The potential sale of the Nueva Esperanza gold-silver exploration project to TD Gold would bring Kingsgate about $22 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2021 | 3:48 am
McEwen lines up copper partner as surging prices spur interest Company is said to be in talks to sell a stake in a copper project in Argentina. Bloomberg News | June 29, 2021 | 4:57 pm
Chile’s top mining firms hope senate may modify higher royalty tax Chile's top private miners see as "very good news" what they called a "change of tack" by senators considering a stiffer tax on mining royalties. Reuters | June 29, 2021 | 3:07 pm
Falco Resources, Glencore ink deal for Horne 5 project development in Quebec To access the gold-silver-copper-zinc deposit, Falco needs to rehabilitate an existing shaft, owned by Glencore. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2021 | 12:58 pm
CHARTS: China’s overseas copper mining scramble Chinese state and private investors have spent more than $16 billion over the last decade buying copper mines and projects including nearly 50 in Africa. MINING.com Editor | June 29, 2021 | 11:25 am
Freeport to acquire Yandera copper project in PNG The imminent purchase follows the junior's acquisition of the Star Mountains copper-gold project, 25km from Ok Tedi. MINING.COM Editor | June 29, 2021 | 5:00 am