August 2020

Teck and Westshore reach agreement on BC coal shipments

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 31, 2020 - 2:56 pm

Intelligence

Nearly a tonne of CO2 emitted per ounce of gold produced in 2019 – report

Open pit mines emit on average around twice as much CO2e per ounce of gold produced as underground mines.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 31, 2020 - 1:55 pm

Exploration

Lion One hits high-grades at Tuvatu gold project in Fiji

Located on the island of Viti Levu — Tuvatu contains an estimated 1.12 million tonnes of indicated resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2020 - 11:06 am

Intelligence

Copper price leaps 26-month high on strong Chinese rebound

Copper price is enjoying its longest winning streak in 11 years as parallels to post-global financial crisis recovery grow.

Frik Els | August 31, 2020 - 11:00 am

Intelligence

Venezuela fuels Amazon gold rush with petrodollars drying up

The amount of land used for mining has more than tripled since March last year.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2020 - 10:40 am

Markets

Gold price set for first monthly decline since March

For the month of August, gold was down 0.2% despite rallying to an all-time high during the period.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 31, 2020 - 9:58 am

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Last day to register for Global Mining Symposium

Virtual investment conference runs September 1-3.

MINING.COM Editor | August 31, 2020 - 9:30 am

Intelligence

Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project to get World Bank backing

MIGA, the bank’s agency for foreign investment, may inject up to $135 million into HPX's project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2020 - 9:21 am

Top Companies

Rio vows to preserve ancient Australian rock shelter after outcry over caves blast

Company had previously applied to damage the 43,000-year site near its Silvergrass iron ore mine, and consent was granted by the state government.

Reuters | August 31, 2020 - 8:53 am

Intelligence

Cheaper diamonds fire life into the hidden world of gem trading

De Beers and Alrosa decided last week they saw enough signs of recovering demand and seized the opportunity, cutting some prices by almost 10%.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2020 - 8:52 am

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

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August 2020

Teck and Westshore reach agreement on BC coal shipments

Nearly a tonne of CO2 emitted per ounce of gold produced in 2019 – report

Lion One hits high-grades at Tuvatu gold project in Fiji

Copper price leaps 26-month high on strong Chinese rebound

Venezuela fuels Amazon gold rush with petrodollars drying up

Gold price set for first monthly decline since March

Tags for you

Last day to register for Global Mining Symposium

Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project to get World Bank backing

Rio vows to preserve ancient Australian rock shelter after outcry over caves blast

Cheaper diamonds fire life into the hidden world of gem trading

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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