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McEwen gets back on track in Q3
Total output for Q3 2020 was 23,100 gold ounces and 575,000 silver ounces.
Codelco reports 86% leap in profits to September
Adding in production from its stakes in El Abra and Anglo American Sur, Codelco's total production rose to 1.243 million tonnes to September.
Anglo American CEO says not responsible for lead poisoning in Zambia
South African law firm Mbuyisa Moleele and UK-based Leigh Day filed the class action suit last week on behalf of what they say is estimated to be more than 100,000 individuals.
China’s aluminum juggernaut may be running out of road
China’s giant smelter sector churned out an average 105,000 tonnes per day in September, with year-to-date production up 3.3% on 2019.
Rio Tinto invests $51m in Canadian alumina refinery
Upgrades, to be completed in early 2021, include three new energy efficient buildings and a centralized control room.
Vale expects stronger iron ore sales in fourth quarter
Company said recovered inventories in China will give the producer more flexibility on sales going forward.
Newmont reports best quarter ever, raises dividend by 60%
Newmont produced 1.5 million attributable oz. of gold at all-in-sustaining costs of $1,020 per oz. in Q3, plus 273,000 gold-equivalent attributable oz. from coproducts.
Silver Sands kicks off drilling at Argentina project
An initial, 2,500-metre program will focus on seven untested or minimally tested epithermal silver veins at Virginia projects.