Gold price builds base above $1,800 with record in sight Spot gold has surged more than 40% over the last 14 months. MINING.com Editor | July 9, 2020 | 10:19 am
Virus disruptions nearly halve Endeavour Silver output The miner churned out 596,545 ounces of silver and 5,817 gold ounces in Q2 — about 42% less than in 2019. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2020 | 9:10 am
Foreign mineworkers return to South African mines The Minerals Council said 698 foreign mineworkers had returned on Tuesday. Reuters | July 9, 2020 | 8:55 am
Codelco unions say nearly 3,000 infected with covid-19 Federation of Copper Workers calls for more safety measures at the company's sprawling operations. Reuters | July 9, 2020 | 8:38 am
Silver, copper, zinc used to make plastic conductive, more transparent Researchers at the University of Michigan created a flexible transparent conductor that sandwiches a thin layer of silver between two “dielectric” materials and produces a conductive anti-reflection coating on the sheet of plastic. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 9, 2020 | 6:30 am
Metals Creek Resources starts drilling at Dona Lake The Ontario miner has permits to execute a 1,200-metre drill program. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 9, 2020 | 6:20 am
Galantas Gold to resume blasting at Irish mine The Northern Ireland-focused miner is reviewing its business as operations halt took toll on its balance sheet. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2020 | 3:56 am
Erdene finds new high-grade zone at Khundii gold project High-grade intersections were also discovered at Bayan Khundii and Altan Nar. MINING.com Editor | July 8, 2020 | 2:55 pm
Ghanaian activists sue government to save forest from mine Environmentalists have been campaigning since 2017 to stop a proposed bauxite mine in the Atewa Range Forest. Reuters | July 8, 2020 | 1:49 pm