Chile permanently closes the Pascua-Lama gold mine owned by Barrick.
The Chilean Environmental Court ruled on Friday that Barrick had improperly monitored the glaciers surrounding the Pascua-Lama gold and silver project on the Chile-Argentine border and had also affected the water quality of the nearby Estrecho River.
Barrick’s Japan exploration partner expands footprint.
Canadian exploration company Japan Gold, which has a country-wide alliance with gold major Barrick Gold to jointly explore, develop and mine certain gold mineral properties and mining projects, has expanded its footprint in Japan. The company acquired the Kanehana project through the acceptance.
U.S. will assist Colombia to develop mining industry.
US Secretary of State Pompeo announced that his office will launch a project to provide technical assistance for Colombia’s mining development.
Glencore says Kamoto Copper Company ramping up to full production.
glencore’s head of Africa copper on Tuesday said its Democratic Republic of Congo subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is ramping up to full production and should produce 270 000 t of copper as cathode in 2020.
