Kakula mine construction still ahead of schedule Ivanhoe's copper mine in May set its fifth consecutive monthly development record. MINING.com Editor | June 5, 2020 | 12:44 pm
Vale gets preliminary license to expand Serra Leste Company plans to increase the production in Pará from current 6 million tonnes per year to 10 million tonnes per year. Bruno Venditti | June 5, 2020 | 12:05 pm
Traditional owners say Rio Tinto knew importance of caves razed for mine The caves, for which Rio funded at least four excavations, revealed thousands of archaeological remnants subsequent to its 2013 approval to destroy the site. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 11:32 am
Sandfire’s Montana copper project under legal fire The Johnny Lee deposit at Black Butte represents one of the highest copper grade undeveloped projects in the world. Jackson Chen | June 5, 2020 | 11:10 am
Indonesia to ask Freeport to build copper smelter Government aims to build an integrated smelting hub in Weda Bay, a new metal industrial park. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 9:51 am
Alrosa sees covid impact lingering after Q1 slide Russian diamond producer reported an 87% slide in first-quarter net profit. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 9:30 am
PNG threatens Barrick over alleged gold export attempt Papua New Guinea said it will take Barrick's JV to court for illegally attempting to export $13 million in silver and gold to Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2020 | 7:59 am
Argentina to tender block in world’s top shale gas and oil field The Vaca Muerta formation holds the world’s second-largest shale gas reserves and the fourth-biggest shale oil reserves. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2020 | 6:53 am
Zirconium, titanium, rare earths refining technology funded by Korea The project is led by Australian Strategic Materials and Zirconium Technology Corporation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 5, 2020 | 6:15 am
