Creditors of German lead plant in talks with Glencore Weser-Metall GmbH in Nordenham produces about 105,000 tonnes of lead annually and is one of Europe’s main lead producers. Reuters | July 21, 2020 | 9:49 am
BHP hits record iron ore output but warns of risks from virus The miner met guidance for its iron ore production of a record 67 million tonnes. Reuters | July 21, 2020 | 8:05 am
Northern Dynasty expects Pebble sign off this week The US Army Corps of Engineer is poised to recommend the development of the massive copper-gold mine in Alaska. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2020 | 3:50 am
Jiangxi Copper sells shares in First Quantum The Chinese company bought its equity stake in the miner in December 2019. Northern Miner Staff | July 20, 2020 | 9:13 am
Lithium Australia to refocus on battery recycling Company to cut costs and jobs as its seeks to weather a slump in raw materials prices exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters | July 20, 2020 | 6:39 am
Sumitomo scores legal victory in Bolivia The Plurinational Constitutional Court ruled that due process was violated in a two-year-long labour dispute. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 19, 2020 | 10:37 am
BHP’s C-19 Tracer app may be rolled out within Chile’s mining industry Local media report that BHP is proposing the idea of expanding the use of the covid-19 contact tracing app beyond its mine sites. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 19, 2020 | 7:30 am
Intergovernmental Forum calls for resource taxation re-evaluation IGF has launched the Future of Resource Taxation, a new initiative aiming to improve the way governments collect revenue from the mining sector. MINING.com Editor | July 17, 2020 | 12:28 pm
Turquoise Hill gets proxy backing in shareholder row The Rio Tinto subsidiary has also raised its gold production guidance for this year. Jackson Chen | July 17, 2020 | 10:41 am