April 5, 2022 Sigma Lithium to start civil works at vast Brazilian project Grota do Cirilo is the largest hard rock lithium project in the Americas, slated to produce 440,000 tonnes of concentrate per year by end of 2023.
April 5, 2022 IGO says Western Areas may nix $829 million buyout IGO says its takeover of nickel producer Western Areas might fall through after an independent expert concluded the offer was "neither fair nor reasonable".
April 5, 2022 Zinc smelters win big fee increase as cutbacks throttle output Record zinc prices have encouraged mining companies to boost output.
April 4, 2022 Avalon partners with India’s Essar Group to build Ontario lithium refinery The lithium refinery will be designed to accept concentrates from several pegmatite projects in Ontario's North.
April 4, 2022 US coal prices top $100/t for first time since 2008 Prices for coal from Central Appalachia surged 9% to $106.15 a ton last week, the highest since late 2008.
April 4, 2022 Gold price advances on rising Russia-Ukraine tensions Inflation looks set to remain elevated, which could continue to support the gold price, analysts told Reuters.
April 4, 2022 Copper price up despite China demand concerns "The lockdown in China has already led to a slowdown in the domestic movement of base metals," said ANZ.
April 4, 2022 LME introduces 15% daily price limits for all metals The exchange suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% to hit $100,000 a tonne.
April 4, 2022 Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute Out-of-court settlement calls for Centerra to yield control of the vast gold mine to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC, which will return its 26% stake in the company.
April 1, 2022 Carmakers will “need to become miners” – Benchmark Even if every lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite green and brownfield project in the pipeline comes on stream “there will not be enough” raw material going into 2030.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
