Gold price slips as US vaccine rollout nears Bullion is heading for its first quarterly loss since 2018 as progress on vaccines dents demand for the haven metal. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2020 | 9:02 am
Cameco suspends production at Cigar Lake The company had six covid-19 positive tests at its northern operations in Canada in recent weeks. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2020 | 7:59 am
Sandfire aims to produce in Botswana’s copper belt by 2022 The Kalahari Copper Belt is touted as one of the world's most under-explored copper-silver deposits. Reuters | December 14, 2020 | 7:33 am
Some big Mali gold mines not affected by general strike Country's main workers union on Monday began a 72-hour strike over pay. Reuters | December 14, 2020 | 7:24 am
Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to check on investment in EV components Minister told Reuters last month that "there is a really good chance" that companies will want to invest in Indonesian nickel processing to cut costs. Reuters | December 14, 2020 | 7:18 am
World’s largest copper miner to cut carbon emissions 70% by 2030 Chile's Codelco also vowed to reduce inland water consumption by 60% and recycle 65% of its industrial waste. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2020 | 6:43 am
Spearmint drills highest lithium values yet at Clayton Valley The miner reported values as high as 1,840 parts per million lithium during phase-II 2020 of its recent 10-hole drill program in Nevada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2020 | 6:20 am
C3 Metals receives drill permit for Jasperoide project in Peru The Canadian company has 34 months to conduct exploration work at its flagship project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2020 | 6:15 am
Oil sands win Wall Street favour after years in shale’s shadow Canadian producers are emerging from 2020’s historic market crash with a slew of upbeat outlooks. Bloomberg News | December 14, 2020 | 6:07 am