Barrick unveils 10-year plan to become world’s most valued gold miner The strategy sees it boosting production to 5 million ounces of gold a year, with the bulk coming from its North American operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2020 | 6:55 am
Tudor fully funded for 2020 drilling at Treaty Creek The British Columbia property is believed to host over 188m oz gold, 1.2 bn oz silver, 55bn lbs. copper in resources all categories included. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 26, 2020 | 6:48 am
Codelco suspends construction projects over virus The 15-day suspension applied to remaining work being carried out to make Chuquicamata an underground mine, and projects at an early stage at Rajo Inca and Traspaso Andina. Reuters | March 25, 2020 | 2:03 pm
Appian offers credit support for mining companies The firm says it is able to provide partners within the range of $50-$300 million. Jackson Chen | March 25, 2020 | 1:02 pm
Coronavirus threatens copper giant Peru’s 21-years of growth Peru may be on track to record its first annual economic contraction in over two decades. Reuters | March 25, 2020 | 10:58 am
India’s three-week lockdown ripples through metal sector Meanwhile, steel mills across the country continue to run. Bloomberg News | March 25, 2020 | 9:23 am
Nornickel extends shift at Bystrinsky mine Bystrinsky is the largest greenfield project in the Russian metals industry. Reuters | March 25, 2020 | 8:39 am
Coronavirus may prevent Codelco from re-gaining world’s top copper miner spot Delays in upgrades and expansion projects due to measures to stop the spread of covid-19 will negatively tip the scale, say experts. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2020 | 8:02 am
Havilah will still drill at Kalkaroo project The miner said it is sidestepping what it dubbed “the virus turmoil.” MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 25, 2020 | 6:15 am