Thousands of copper workers have fallen ill in Chile It’s no coincidence that global copper prices and Chilean covid-19 cases are rising together. Bloomberg News | July 7, 2020 | 8:44 am
Metals production emissions must halve by 2040 – report Wood Mackenzie says if the steel industry doesn’t comply, it would have to pay $191 billion per year in taxes. MINING.com Editor | July 7, 2020 | 6:20 am
Australia’s Northern Territory grants ‘major project status’ to Thor’s tungsten/molybdenum project The project is expected to support almost 100 jobs in the area. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 7, 2020 | 6:15 am
Kincora hits significant gold-copper mineralisation in Australia Company has reported assay results from the first drill hole at its Trundle project in Australia. Northern Miner Staff | July 6, 2020 | 1:20 pm
Freeport beats revised Q2 copper sales, shares jump Second-quarter copper sales are expected to exceed the estimate of 690 million pounds by approximately 8%. Bruno Venditti | July 6, 2020 | 11:40 am
K92 achieves record quarterly production, stock jumps Production totalled 26,847 oz AuEq, a 37% improvement over the same quarter last year. Jackson Chen | July 6, 2020 | 10:23 am
Ivanhoe keeps Kakula copper project ahead of schedule The DRC project has now completed more than 17 km of underground development, of which 5.1 km is ahead of schedule. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2020 | 9:47 am
Peru miners under siege as coronavirus cases top 300,000 Mining companies must keep operations suspended and halt new ones as confirmed cases in the sector surge. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2020 | 6:50 am
Deep Earth structures may reveal location of untapped base metal deposits A new study proposes a high-tech treasure map that provides more accurate information so prospectors know where to look. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 6, 2020 | 6:30 am