Colibri to sell 50% of gold Sonora project to Silver Spruce The miners want to join forces to develop the drill-ready El Mezquite gold project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 15, 2020 | 6:15 am
Geoscience BC using machine learning to produce new mineral deposit probability maps Combining statistical methods with machine learning can predict various types of mineral resources based on regional geochemical survey data. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 15, 2020 | 6:10 am
DRC gold worth billions being smuggled out, says UN While international regulations have succeeded in limiting the export of conflict minerals, illegal gold trade continues to support warlords. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2020 | 4:31 am
Chilean miners labour group alleges ‘alarming’ rise in coronavirus cases Large copper miners including Codelco, BHP and Antofagasta have maintained production levels, while covid-19 cases among workers rises. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 3:31 am
Russia’s gold mine production growth to overtake China’s by 2029 – report Fitch Solutions predicts that Russia’s gold production will grow from 11.3moz in 2020 to 15.5moz in 2029. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 14, 2020 | 12:22 pm
Fuel spill in Siberia to cost Nornickel over $150 million The company said that besides clean-up costs, it will have to deal with environmental penalties. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 14, 2020 | 10:40 am
Iron-storing bacteria may be used to mine gold, copper Researchers at UC are working with bacteria whose ability to concentrate different metals could be used to access valuable elements or to clear toxic metals from polluted water. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 14, 2020 | 7:03 am
Top miners in good position to weather covid-19 – report PwC forecasts that miners will take a hit to EBITDA of approximately 6% in 2020. MINING.com Editor | June 12, 2020 | 12:13 pm
B2Gold doubles quarterly dividend Company also expects to increase annual dividend from $0.04 to $0.08 per share. Jackson Chen | June 12, 2020 | 12:09 pm