Spanish cities oppose exploration at Emerita project Paymogo and Puebla de Guzmán said that exploration is forbidden in La Romanera, part of the company’s Iberian Belt West polymetallic project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 27, 2020 | 11:20 am
MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru Miner said that transport had been temporarily disrupted due to road blocks by local residents near its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru. Reuters | December 24, 2020 | 8:09 am
Nornickel shutters dirty copper smelter in push to go greener The facility in Nickel on the Kola Peninsula near the Norwegian and Finnish borders was partly why Norway’s sovereign wealth fund blacklisted the miner a decade ago. Bloomberg News | December 24, 2020 | 8:04 am
Turquoise Hill considers gold streaming, debt funding for Oyu Tolgoi The streaming transaction would involve "a significant up-front payment" to Oyu Tolgoi, as well as deferred payments based on gold "spot" prices. Reuters | December 23, 2020 | 8:08 am
Over 100 Spanish, Portuguese artists publish book against Almonty’s Valtreixal project Proceeds from the sale of the book Heaven, open up are expected to be used to fund actions against the Valtreixal project. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2020 | 12:20 pm
Codelco reaches advance labor deal at Chuquicamata The 36-month agreement enters into force on April 1. Reuters | December 22, 2020 | 11:44 am
Production at Las Bambas hit by road blockades The copper mine, controlled by China's MMG, is "progressively" reducing production due to protests. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2020 | 7:40 am
Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison in Arizona The in-situ recovery (ISR) operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes in January 2021. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 21, 2020 | 3:00 pm
Global copper output to grow over the next decade – report Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.7% over 2021-2029. MINING.com Editor | December 21, 2020 | 10:05 am