Codelco to restart projects beginning next week The miner had been forced to delay several mine expansion projects. Reuters | August 6, 2020 | 2:53 pm
Teranga’s Wahgnion exceeds planned production by 25% The company has also raised Wahgnion’s 2020 output guidance to 150,000-165,000 oz gold. Jackson Chen | August 6, 2020 | 10:53 am
Gold price breaks new record Gold reached a new all-time high of $2,069.21/oz Thursday, while gold ETF holdings continue to rise. MINING.com Editor | August 6, 2020 | 10:14 am
PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 10:10 am
Arctic wastewater dump near Russia’s Norilsk was toxic, says Greenpeace Water samples taken in Russia’s Arctic at the site of a wastewater dump by mining giant contained 50 times the permitted level of toxic substances, said the environmental group. Reuters | August 6, 2020 | 9:22 am
World’s best-performing gold stock doesn’t operate any mines DRDGold, which specializes in recovering gold from mine dumps in and around Johannesburg, has surged 271% in 2020. Bloomberg News | August 6, 2020 | 9:03 am
OceanaGold gets permit for WKP in New Zealand Company has received the mining permit for Wharekirauponga on the southern Coromandel Peninsula. Bruno Venditti | August 6, 2020 | 8:40 am
Iamgold lowers Westwood mine reserves The Canadian miner said Westwood's reserves decreased by 48% to 0.6 million ounces grading 7.1g/t gold. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 7:00 am
UK to invest in Europe’s first geothermal lithium recovery plant The project is a collaboration between Geothermal Engineering and Cornish Lithium. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2020 | 6:30 am
