Top mining dealmaker says takeovers all talk until recovery Mining companies have been involved in about $52 billion of acquisitions this year, according to Bloomberg data. Bloomberg News | November 2, 2020 | 8:24 am
Vedanta and Hindalco win first mine auction in India Modi's administration is ending a four-decade state monopoly on the mining and selling of coal by auctioning 41 mines across the country to private companies. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 2, 2020 | 8:14 am
BHP commits to responsible copper production Escondida and Spence in Chile, and Olympic Dam in Australia, will be initially undergoing an assessment under the Copper Mark framework. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2020 | 7:14 am
High-purity Finnish copper helps scientists study dark matter Researchers in the US and Canada are doing the impossible to keep the copper as pure as possible. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 2, 2020 | 6:25 am
Iconic encouraged by geochemical analysis at Nevada lithium project Two core holes contain intercepts of +1,000 ppm lithium at Bonnie Claire. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 2, 2020 | 6:15 am
Yamana Gold to acquire Monarch in $114 million deal The cash and share transaction gives Yamana the Wasamac property, which is about 100 km from its 50%-owned Canadian Malartic mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2020 | 4:25 am
Iamgold halts Westwood mine following earthquake The few employees present at the suspended underground mine were safely brought above ground. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2020 | 3:46 am
Lupaka Gold launches $100m arbitration against Peru The Canadian miner says the social conflict that has halted operations at its Invicta mine since 2018 made it lose its entire investment. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 1, 2020 | 11:58 am
Peru’s mining output falls for seventh month in a row – report Peru’s gold, copper, lead and silver production has been the most affected by the slowdown caused by the covid-19 pandemic. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 1, 2020 | 10:06 am