Spotlight: Global precious metals exploration 1

Cordoba Minerals is now operating three drill rigs under the protection of both Colombian police and the military.

Deal leaves the buyer, trading house Mitsui & Co, with a 12% interest in the open-pit copper mine.

The miner has detected unusual ground displacements at the Extremo Norte mine, part of the Vazante complex.

In its 2020 annual report, the mining giant said it now has one industry’s strongest balance sheets.

Cordoba Minerals said the Colombian National Police carried out an operation against the Clan del Golfo.

As most majors miners that have reported results this year, Antofagasta delivered a bumper final dividend of 48.5 cents, 52% higher than consensus forecasts.

Local media report that Southern Copper, a subsidiary of Grupo México, will keep pushing for the Tía María project.

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

Women in Mining want to engage as equals with global regulators, market leaders and policy shapers.