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Endeavour Silver reopens Mexico mines
Canada’s Endeavour Silver has resumed operations at its three underground silver-gold mines in Mexico, following approvals from the country’s health authorities. The Vancouver-based silver producer noted its mines and plants were ramping up to achieve normal...
Rio Tinto cracks scandium extraction from waste
Rio Tinto has developed a way to extract high-purity scandium oxide from waste at its titanium dioxide production facilities in Quebec. The company has been using the new process, developed by researchers at the company’s Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) Research &...
Pandemic to worsen copper glut in coming months
A global copper surplus currently in the making is expected to get worse over the next 18 months as market disruptions have created greater uncertainty in the factors affecting supply and demand for the metal, a market’s insider report shows. According to the...
Fortescue selects Downer for $450m Eliwana contract
Fortescue Metals Group has again contracted Downer to complete works at the Eliwana iron ore project in Western Australia, this time for early mining and maintenance services. It will be Downer’s second Eliwana project package, having been awarded a contract for the...