Rio board to debate CEO’s future as pressure mounts over blasts Rio Tinto faces mounting pressure to respond more strongly to the destruction of ancient Aboriginal heritage sites in Australia. Bloomberg News | September 9, 2020 | 7:00 am
Zinc price to enter long term structural decline in 2021 – report Fitch predicts prices will rise to around $2,600/tonne by the end of the year. MINING.com Editor | September 8, 2020 | 10:14 pm
Definitive feasibility study for Kakula confirms giant mine Latest studies on Ivanhoe and Zijin’s Kamoa-Kakula project in the DRC show the asset could become the world’s second largest copper mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2020 | 4:01 pm
Copper price drops despite 65% surge in China imports Copper price dips below $3.00 as Shanghai–London arbitrage window shuts. Frik Els | September 8, 2020 | 12:39 pm
Solaris signs IBA for Warintza in Ecuador Company has signed an Impacts and Benefits Agreement with the Shuar communities of Warints and Yawi, its indigenous partners, for the copper project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 8, 2020 | 11:47 am
Newcrest buys royalty on Red Chris South The project is located immediately south of the Red Chris mine, which is viewed by the company as a potential tier 1 asset. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2020 | 9:44 am
Nova Royalty to profit from Rio Tinto’s Janice Lake project The Canadian company has acquired a 1% net smelter return royalty on the Janice Lake copper-silver project. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2020 | 9:21 am
Funds collide with fundamentals in red hot copper cauldron Funds are riding a wave of Chinese buying that has confounded the market and seen LME copper rise from its March low of $4,371 per tonne to a two-year high of $6,830. Andy Home - Reuters | September 8, 2020 | 8:31 am
Mining ‘green metals’ may increase pressure on key biodiversity areas – study Researchers found that mining metals for a clean energy transition creates further pressure on the biodiversity located in mineral-rich landscapes. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 8, 2020 | 6:30 am