Antofagasta keeps guidance despite copper output drop Copper production fell 4.6% in third-quarter to 169,600 tonnes, mainly due to major maintenance work at the flagship Los Pelambres mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2020 | 7:09 am
Tin use sees mixed results amidst covid-19 pandemic Forecasts for 2020 indicate that there will be a contraction in tin demand of -5.9% y-o-y, which is primarily attributed to the covid-19 pandemic. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 21, 2020 | 6:30 am
Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots, says the the World Economic Forum. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2020 | 3:01 am
Josemaria eyes production in 2026 at $3.1b mine in Argentina A 152,000-tonne-per-day open-pit mine at Josemaria would deliver an average of 136,000 tonnes of copper, 231,000 oz. of gold annually over a 19-year mine life. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 20, 2020 | 11:36 pm
Copper: Eight companies with promising assets With rising prices, a favourable supply-demand outlook and few new mines in development, investors are paying close attention to copper. Northern Miner Staff | October 20, 2020 | 4:46 pm
New management brings ‘modern thinking’ to environmentally challenged Bunker Hill mine Between 1887 and 1981, Bunker Hill was one of the most productive mines in America. Northern Miner Staff | October 20, 2020 | 10:49 am
Workers at Codelco protest layoffs amid coronavirus pandemic A union group said the miner had used the pandemic as a pretext for privatizing some divisions and outsourcing functions to contractors. Reuters | October 20, 2020 | 10:22 am
Copper price surges to 28-month high Strikes in top producer Chile, hopes of US economic stimulus and robust Chinese data spark copper price rally – now up 63% since pandemic lows. Frik Els | October 20, 2020 | 10:18 am
Zinc8, SmartConsult partner on Australia renewable energy project The company wants its zinc-air flow battery technology to be part of Australia’s quest to eliminate greenhouse gas-producing power generation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2020 | 6:30 am