Bolivia’s largest mine suspends operations again due to pandemic The San Cristóbal mine had previously suspended operations in March before resuming production in May. Reuters | August 24, 2020 | 8:52 am
Workers bar access to Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg mine Upset by an ongoing coronavirus-related lockdown, more than a thousand workers are blocking the mine access. Reuters | August 24, 2020 | 4:49 am
Peruvian metal exports recover in June – report Data from the Ministry of Energy and Mines show that gold, copper and zinc exports rose in June when compared to the previous month. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 23, 2020 | 12:33 pm
Northern Dynasty shares dive on reports of planned Pebble halt Shares of miner plunged 47% on Monday. Bloomberg News | August 23, 2020 | 9:50 am
Nigerian oil services firm Japaul seeks $70 million to switch to mining Japaul has obtained licenses to mine gold, lead, nickel and copper. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2020 | 1:17 pm
‘Hot’ copper is attracting plenty of deal buzz, executive says Copper is considered a green metal and big mining companies want more of it in their portfolios, says Marimaca Copper president Hayden Locke. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2020 | 9:46 am
Fortescue opens talks with Afghanistan on nation’s mining riches Country has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1 trillion worth of mineral deposits. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2020 | 8:40 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Iron ore prices hit six-and-half year highs, BHP defers decision on Jansen , Rio Tinto cuts 2020 copper targets on Kennecott, and more. MINING.com Editor | August 20, 2020 | 3:44 pm
Trilogy releases Arctic project feasibility study The latest study suggests a 10,000-tonne-per-day, 12 year open-pit operation at the project in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining district. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 20, 2020 | 3:02 pm