Codelco says more pandemic restrictions would be ‘catastrophic’ The miner giant had held output and shipments of copper steady despite the growing crisis. Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 8:51 am
Greatland Gold wins ballot for exploration licence in Western Australia The win means that Greatland’s application for the license has priority and will be processed ahead of other competing applications. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2020 | 6:15 am
BHP’s Cerro Colorado to scale down operations Cerro Colorado produced 71,700 tonnes of copper in 2019. Reuters | July 1, 2020 | 10:55 am
Peru mining activity falls in May for third straight month The national INEI statistics agency said May copper output fell by 42.2%, while gold was down 65.1%. Reuters | July 1, 2020 | 9:17 am
Arizona Metals hits massive sulphide at Kay mine project The phase 1 drill program began in January but was shut down in March due to the covid-19 outbreak. Northern Miner Staff | June 30, 2020 | 1:17 pm
Freeport Indonesia’s Jan-May copper, gold output below target Copper concentrate production stood at 524,492 tonnes, 85% of the 616,277 tonnes targeted. Reuters | June 30, 2020 | 9:46 am
Vedanta seeks to upsize loan to $2.75 billion to fund delisting The firm won shareholder approval last week to begin the delisting process. Bloomberg News | June 30, 2020 | 9:36 am
SolGold goes after rival Cornerstone Capital Resources The $102m all-stock offer seeks to consolidate SolGold's ownership of Alpala, one of the world’s largest and highest-grade copper deposits. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2020 | 4:00 am
China confusion leaves scrap metal stranded overseas Top metals consumer is dragging its feet in releasing new codes for copper and aluminum scrap imports, leaving firms abroad confused. Reuters | June 29, 2020 | 12:22 pm