December 11, 2022 Gold objects found in Troy were mass-produced, travelled great distances Gold in objects from Troy, Poliochni and Ur in Mesopotamia have the same geographic origin and were traded over great distances.
December 9, 2022 Canada places big bets on critical minerals Remoteness, regulatory sclerosis still pose barriers to mine development in Canada, the federal government says.
December 9, 2022 Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign investments in Pakistan and one of Barrick’s key projects for this decade.
December 8, 2022 Copper rises while Goldman predicts prices reaching $11,000 in a year Copper price rose on Thursday on hopes that an easing of coronavirus controls in China will increase demand.
December 8, 2022 Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine The Lulo mine haul consist of 20 diamonds weighing a combined 15.51 carats from just one kimberlite bulk sample.
December 8, 2022 Glencore scraps $1.3 billion Australian coal project The Valeria open pit metallurgical and thermal coal mine in Queensland would have been one of Australia’s largest.
December 7, 2022 JPMorgan helps MineSense raise $42m to close copper gap Funds raised will help MineSense to speed up the commercial release of a solution that could help close an expected copper deficit.
December 7, 2022 Mosaic cuts back production at Colonsay potash mine The US fertilizer producer said the temporary measure at the Canadian potash mine reflected slower-than-expected demand.
December 6, 2022 Geotechnical instability forces Teck to suspend Highland Valley pit ops Teck said the Valley Pit would reopen after remediation, and the area was confirmed safe.
December 6, 2022 Argonaut Gold to sell Ana Paula project for $30 million to Heliostar The companies also entered into an option agreement for Heliostar to acquire 100% of the San Antonio gold project, also in Mexico.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
