Rio Tinto sorry for blasting 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site Rio Tinto destroyed the Juukan Gorge caves last week while carrying out tasks related to its expansion plan in the Pilbara region. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2020 | 9:00 am
Trump’s sparring with China revives rare earths stock trade A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2020 | 8:20 am
Valterra to acquire Lima gold project in Brazil The Vancouver-based miner announced a private placement with net proceeds to be used to acquire the property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2020 | 6:20 am
FenixOro to restart Colombia exploration campaign The Canadian miner received an exemption from the Antioquia government from covid-19 work restrictions. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2020 | 6:10 am
Lundin reopening Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador Lundin had to suspend its flagship gold mine on March 22 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2020 | 5:29 am
IAMGOLD buys Monarch’s Fayolle deposit for $11.5m Monarch will use the funds to advance its flagship Wasamac gold project in Quebec. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2020 | 4:33 am
Australian miners join forces to explore Coates Ni-Cu-PGE project Lithium Australia, Australian Vanadium and Mercator Metals were inspired by Chalice Gold Mines’ recent discoveries of Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization at its nearby Julimar project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 31, 2020 | 12:42 pm
Five mines in Europe take part in €7m digitization project From tungsten to gold, five mines in the old continent are to enter the IIoT era. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 31, 2020 | 11:09 am
Zambia’s CEC to discontinue power supply to Konkola Copper Mines Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corp says Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines owes $132 million in debt. Reuters | May 31, 2020 | 9:37 am