Новости за 24.11.2020

Aim-listed gold, copper and silver producer Anglo Asian has lowered its production guidance for the year, as the conscription of several engineering staff and slowed tunnelling progress owing to rock faulting have impacted on production. The company expects to produce between 68 000 and 72 000 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs) from Gedabek, in western Azerbaijan, in 2020. Despite lower output, the miner will still reach its targeted turnover of $100-million. Anglo Asian reported that staff members... Читать дальше...

Colombia-focused precious metals company Caldas Gold has started a C$85-million private placement financing with a group of investors that will result in a new management and board member line-up and the company changing its name to Aris Gold. Aris Gold will be led by a board of industry heavyweights, including Ian Telfer as chairperson, David Garofalo, Peter Marrone, Attie Roux, Daniela Cambone and Neil Woodyer.

Mining major Rio Tinto has committed a further A$4.5-million in funding over the next five years to support its partnership with China’s Tsinghua University to support research projects of at the Tsinghua-Rio Tinto joint research centre for resources, energy and sustainable development. The partnership will continue to focus on sustainability issues, particularly those that support Rio’s 2050 net zero carbon emissions strategy and the company’s collaboration to reduce carbon emissions and improve... Читать дальше...

ASX-listed Nickel Mines has signed a binding definitive agreement with partner Shanghai Decent Investment to acquire a 70% interest in the Angel Nickel project, in Indonesia, for $490-million. Nickel Mines in October inked a memorandum of understanding to build, own and operate four next generation rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF) lines within the Weda Bay industrial park, allowing the company to double its attributable nickel production profile within two years. The four RKEF lines making up... Читать дальше...

Diversified miner South32 has struck an agreement with TSX-V listed royalty company Elemental Royalties to divest of a package of mineral royalties. Under the terms of the agreement, Elemental will make a $40-million cash payment and would issue $15-million of its own shares to South32 for the royalty package, which consists of three gold royalties and one related non-gold royalty in Western Australia.

Chile's Codelco, the world's top copper miner, said on Monday it was seeking talks with its counterpart in Ecuador after it failed to deliver on a bargain struck in 2019 to jointly develop the Llurimagua project in the tropical South American nation. Llurimagua is in the advanced exploration stage and could become the first mine Codelco operates abroad following years of scattershot efforts to expand internationally. Chile's state-run miner said in a statement it had written a letter to Ecuador's... Читать дальше...