January 4, 2022

Chile lawmakers ask courts to stop bidding on lithium mining contracts

President-elect Gabriel Boric has said Chile should not repeat its "historic mistake" of privatizing resources such as lithium, a vital ingredient of electric car batteries.

January 4, 2022

Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task

Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the…

January 3, 2022

EV battery costs set to rise in 2022 as lithium price extends gains

Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China jumped this year to a record high.

January 3, 2022

Gold price extends loss with bond yields, equities rallying

UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said rising US interest rates and declining inflation over the course of 2022 could weigh on gold.

January 3, 2022

Centerra Gold confirms talks with Kyrgyzstan for out-of-court settlement over mine dispute

In May 2021, Centerra kicked off arbitration against the former Soviet republic after it took over the country's biggest mine for allegedly posing danger to human lives or the environment.

December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.

December 31, 2021

Gold’s turn to shine

The leading alternative asset’s secular bull is set to resume with a vengeance in 2022 and beyond.

December 31, 2021

Gold price set for worst year since 2015

Gold is poised to end 2021 the same way it spent much of the year.

December 29, 2021

Top gold stories of the year and what to expect in 2022

Analysts, including those at TD Securities remain optimistic about a potential gold rally in H1 2022.

December 28, 2021

Gold price scales 1-month high, driven by inflation concerns

Still, bullion is heading for its first annual loss in three years as central banks dial back pandemic-era stimulus to contain inflation.