Iron ore price jumps to year high as Chinese imports soar Chinese iron ore imports hit 33-month high in June, on pace for record year. Frik Els | July 14, 2020 | 11:36 am
Vale Verde and Appian report first blast at Serrote Construction and engineering works are progressing to plan at the copper-gold project in Brazil, with start-up expected in H2 2021. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 14, 2020 | 11:28 am
Congo gives mines a month to release confined workers Workers have been told by managers to either stay and work or lose their jobs. Reuters | July 14, 2020 | 10:54 am
Lundin defends early retirement package for Candelaria workers The company rejects claims by the mine supervisors' union that it is planning to lay off workers. Reuters | July 14, 2020 | 10:34 am
Nevada Copper announces $71m financing to navigate ‘financial difficulty’ The company says it would use the proceeds to fund restarting and ramping up production from its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine in Nevada. Jackson Chen | July 14, 2020 | 10:12 am
Copper price near 2-year high after Chinese imports rocket China's June copper imports surge by 50% compared to previous month to highest on record. Frik Els | July 14, 2020 | 9:46 am
Lithium miners in Argentina join forces to boost sector Industry body Calbafina aims to boost the development of new projects and enable a transparent setting of lithium prices on international markets. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2020 | 9:14 am
Gold price strong as investors embrace hedging strategy The World Gold Counil says the pandemic will likely have a lasting effect on asset allocation in H2, which could continue to support gold prices. MINING.com Editor | July 14, 2020 | 8:38 am
Sigma’s $45 million project finance beneficial for lithium industry – report Roskill says the deal highlights low-cost access to capital lithium producers can gain by leveraging the green credentials of their product. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 14, 2020 | 6:30 am