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
BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2020 | 3:55 am
Rockcliff completes earn-in on Bur property in Manitoba To earn this stake, company spent approximately C$3 million on exploration at the site. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 19, 2020 | 9:50 pm
BC’s 14 operating mines could shrink to five – report MABC warns the province's carbon leakage problem could see the mining industry shrink over 20 years. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 19, 2020 | 2:15 pm
Nickel, copper prices near new highs as China powers on Nickel at 11-month high and copper close to fresh two-year peak as China's construction and industrial production soars going into the fourth quarter. Frik Els | October 19, 2020 | 11:45 am
Alaska senator vows action to stop Pebble mine Senator Lisa Murkowski says she will use the federal appropriations process to protect the Bristol Bay region. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 11:36 am
Ivanhoe shares up on Kakula underground development First production now expected in July 2021. Bruno Venditti | October 19, 2020 | 10:22 am