Defiance Silver aims to triple land position in Zacatecas silver district Defiance Silver plans to enlarge its land holdings by acquiring Pan American Silver’s Lucita property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2020 | 6:25 am
Botswana Diamonds discovers kimberlite pipe at Thorny River project A recent, six-hole drilling program revealed a kimberlite blow. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2020 | 6:15 am
Newmont’s Musselwhite mine ramping up to full operations Commercial production has been restored at the mine's conveyor system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 10:51 am
Copper bonanza is emboldening unions in biggest-producing nation The confluence of factors turning producers into cash machines is also emboldening workers in Chile, raising the risk of stoppages in a hectic period. Bloomberg News | December 2, 2020 | 10:50 am
Gold price rebounds on stimulus bets, weak dollar Gold registered its worst monthly performance in four years in November. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 9:14 am
China coking coal surges as covid throttles Mongolia border Coking coal prices in China have soared to a four-year high after a new covid-19 outbreak slowed border crossings from Mongolia. Bloomberg News | December 2, 2020 | 8:10 am
Codelco estimates $210m impact from pandemic The world’s largest copper miner seeks to ensure all its divisions comply with the latest health protocols to stop the spread of covid-19. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2020 | 8:03 am
Lead hits 1-year high on mine disruption but oversupply looms Metal was the top performer among LME metals last month. Reuters | December 2, 2020 | 7:48 am
Research gets closer to making nuclear fusion power a reality A study conducted in Australia but funded by the US Air Force brings research one step closer to harnessing fusion power as a future energy source. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 6:25 am