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COVID-19: Miners fight back virus outbreaks
Several months after the pandemic disrupted mining operations worldwide with suspensions, travel restrictions and new protocols, the novel coronavirus continues to cause new disruptions. Most recently, 82 of 298 workers at Trevali Mining’s Santander mine in Peru have tested positive…
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GOLD: Lundin restarts FDN, expects to produce 200,000 to 220,000 oz. this year
ECUADOR – Lundin Gold has restarted operations at its Fruta del Norte (FDN) gold mine and expects to resume concentrate shipments in the next few days. Operations at the site were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based…
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ZINC-LEAD: Trevali suspends Santander mine due to COVID-19
PERU – Nineteen workers at Trevali Mining’s Santander mine in Peru have tested positive for the coronavirus and the company has suspended operations at the site. Trevali said the workers were asymptomatic and put into quarantine. Further testing will be done…
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GOLD: Aurania allowed to deploy half of its team at Lost Cities – Cutucu
ECUADOR – Aurania Resources has reported that, following the partial lifting of COVID-related restrictions, its field teams are operational at the Lost Cities – Cutucu project in southeastern Ecuador. In a statement, the company’s chairman and CEO, Keith Barron, said that the reopening of…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 192: ‘We think long-term’ – Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on the coronavirus, community and jurisdiction, part 1
This week’s episode features an interview with Agnico Eagle Mines vice chair and chief executive officer Sean Boyd at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro asked Boyd how the company dealt with the…
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GOLD: Iamgold suspends Rosebel after work stoppage, COVID cases
TORONTO – A work stoppage at Iamgold‘s Rosebel gold mine in Suriname has forced the company to suspend operations as the mid-tier reports its first cases of COVID-19 at the mine. The company says seven personnel at the mine have…
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A return-to-site strategy should be about transformation as much as it is transition
EY’s Thibaut Millet shares ideas on the transformation of work that needs to happen as companies adopt to the pandemic.
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COPPER-ZINC: Teck resumes operations at Antamina
PERU – Teck Resources announced on Wednesday that operations have resumed at the Antamina mine in Peru, in which the company has a 22.5% interest along with BHP (33.75%), Glencore (33.75%) and Mitsubishi (10%). A reduced operating workforce has been mobilized to the…
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COVID-19: Minerals Council of Australia proposes roadmap for recovery
AUSTRALIA – The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) is calling on the federal government to adopt a series of measures that, in the group’s view, would guarantee the recovery of the mining sector once the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end. In…
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GOLD: Newmont restarts mines as coronavirus restrictions ease
DENVER – With restrictions on mining due to the coronavirus pandemic starting to ease, Newmont is back on track with all but one of its mines – Musselwhite in northern Ontario – slated to resume full operations in the coming…
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EVENTS: MINExpo postponed to September 2021
The massive MINExpo International trade show has been postponed by one year due to COVID-19 concerns. The show, which is organized by the National Mining Association (NMA), is held in Las Vegas every four years and had been slated for…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 186: Newmont ‘well-positioned’ to weather economic storm
This episode features excerpts from Newmont’s May 5, 2020, conference call. Newmont president and CEO Tom Palmer discusses how the company is dealing with the coronavirus and its impact on mining operations. He also explains how the company’s “long-term value…
