Global copper mine production is set to expand by 7.8% y-o-y in 2021 as a result of multiple new projects coming online, says Fitch.

In August, Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin said its plan on lithium and other new energy minerals were in a preliminary strategic planning stage.

The company on track to achieve its full-year guidance of 271,000-317,000 oz.

Innovations include machine learning at the mine’s three hydropower stations and reactive battery control to reduce back-up diesel generation.

Canadian Malartic is a generational gold mine poised to produce until at least 2039.

The alteration and grade are indications that the new occurrence is located on the margin of a large copper-molybdenum porphyry.

Stuart Brown, who took the helm in 2018, also resigned as a director of the company.

Thacker Pass, in Humboldt County, Nevada, is considered to be the largest known lithium resource in the US.