MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Barrick CEO faces stark test; Definitive feasibility study for Kakula confirms giant mine; Freeport’s Grasberg go-go days back.

MINING.com Editor | September 11, 2020 | 6:34 am

Greatland, Newcrest to deliver initial resource at Havieron in Q4 2020

Newcrest’s ongoing drilling campaign at the Havieron deposit identified a new breccia zone open at depth and which continues to expand with further drilling.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 11, 2020 | 6:18 am

OceanaGold extends mine life, boosts reserves at Macraes

Life of the Macraes operation now extends to 2028, with 240,000 ounces of reserves added.

Jackson Chen | September 10, 2020 | 9:43 am

Shareholder group seeks Fortescue moratorium on Australian cultural site damage

The miner says the moratorium would disempower traditional owners, and it already has proper procedures in place.

Reuters | September 10, 2020 | 8:27 am

Turquoise Hill stock tanks on Mongolia mine funding

Turquoise Hill shares dropped 23% after controlling shareholder Rio Tinto announced a $500m debt deal for the troubled Oyu Tolgoi expansion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 7:14 am

BHP 30% by 2030 emissions reduction target fails to impress

The miner has not set goals to cut its Scope 3 emissions — those indirectly generated by end-users.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2020 | 5:03 am

Rio board to debate CEO’s future as pressure mounts over blasts

Rio Tinto faces mounting pressure to respond more strongly to the destruction of ancient Aboriginal heritage sites in Australia.

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2020 | 7:00 am

Queensland University of Technology now hosts automated mineralogy system

The university wants its new TESCAN TIMA automated mineralogy system to foster collaboration with industry and government bodies.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 9, 2020 | 6:30 am

Resolute Mining scraps 2020 targets on Mali strike threat

Resolute said unionized workers at its Syama gold mine plan to go on a 10-day strike if demands are not met.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 9, 2020 | 6:26 am

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