Copper blind-sided by the strength of Chinese recovery Mine closures have grabbed the headlines but the bigger supply disruption has taken place in the copper scrap sector. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 9:43 am
Nevada Copper readies to resume production in Q3 The company also staked a land package next to its Pumpkin Hollow property. Jackson Chen | June 16, 2020 | 9:36 am
Australia pension giant pressing Rio over heritage site blasts Investors have held meetings with Rio's chairman and executives. Bloomberg News | June 16, 2020 | 9:02 am
Barrick sells majority stake in Shandong for $210 million Both companies have been partners in the Veladero mine in Argentina. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 9:02 am
Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries. Bloomberg News | June 16, 2020 | 8:43 am
Chile says miners complying with sanitary measures amid outbreak Country has seen an explosive increase in covid-19 infections since May, averaging more than 5,000 new cases daily. Reuters | June 16, 2020 | 8:42 am
Metals Creek, Mishkeegogamang sign MoU for Dona Lake project The miner and the First Nation want to make sure the development of the gold project is mutually beneficial. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2020 | 6:15 am
Kinross Gold, acQuire join forces to upgrade mobile app for blasthole sampling The Canadian miner and the software company worked together to get rid of paper logging. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 16, 2020 | 6:10 am
Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040 The world’s fourth largest iron ore producer expects to be carbon-neutral about 10 years earlier than its rivals. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 16, 2020 | 3:41 am