Tsingshan to finance bulk of $2.8bn Indonesia copper smelter with Freeport The smelter could produce copper pipes and wires with an output value of $10 billion. Reuters | February 5, 2021 | 9:05 am
Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies Zambia last century had a painful experience with mine nationalization. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2021 | 8:47 am
Mineração Vale Verde secures $140m for Serrote project in Brazil The Serrote copper-gold project is now fully funded through to production. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 5, 2021 | 6:03 am
Northisle tables updated PEA on 22-year mine at North Island in BC Northisle Copper and Gold (TSX: NCX) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on a 22-year, 75,000 t/d open pit development […] Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2021 | 10:14 am
KAZ Minerals buyout group lifts bid by 700m pounds But the offer is still likely to draw resistance from minority shareholders who had previously said they would vote against it. Reuters | February 4, 2021 | 10:09 am
Trafigura, Mubadala said to weigh sale of Spanish copper miner The joint owners have been discussing a potential disposal of Minas de Aguas Tenidas, which could be valued at about $2 billion. Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:52 am
Proposal to ban big mines put to vote in southern Ecuador The referendum threatens to derail more than 40 concessions seeking to tap gold, silver and copper reserves. Bloomberg News | February 4, 2021 | 9:17 am
Turquoise Hill scores win in funding dispute with Rio Tinto over Mongolia mine It has received temporary relief in the arbitration proceedings against Rio Tinto, which prevents the mining giant from restricting Turquoise's funding talks. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 6:00 am
US mines produced $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020 – report The principal contributors to metal production were gold (38%), copper (27%), iron ore (15%) and zinc (6%). MINING.com Editor | February 3, 2021 | 3:17 pm