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Barrick transitions Hemlo to underground mining
Barrick Gold is moving ahead with plans to extend the life of its Hemlo gold mine in Ontario by transitioning the operation from open-pit mining to purely underground mining as a modernized ‘Tier Two’ asset. Mining of the Williams pit is expected to wind down at the...
Ferrous scrap imports fall by 20% in Aug
The world's largest ferrous scrap importer, witnessed a 20% drop in Aug'20. The country imported 1.89 mn t in Aug'20 as compared to 2.35 mn t a month ago. Similarly, on a yearly basis, scrap imports to Turkey recorded 1.89 mn t in Aug'20 as against 1.48 mn t in...
Fruta del Norte produces 94,250 oz in first full quarter
Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador produced 94,250 ounces of gold during the third quarter of 2020, which was the mine’s first full quarter of operations. Approximately 66,790 ounces were produced as a concentrate and 27,460 ounces as doré. During the...
Lundin to meet Candelaria workers
Canada’s Lundin Mining will meet on Wednesday with the Mina union at its Candelaria copper deposit in Chile in a bid to resume talks to end a strike that began last week, the union’s head said on Tuesday. The union walked off the job last Thursday after last-ditch...