December 31, 2021 Brazil secures $21m in mining land auction This was the fifth round of a larger tender process and it involved a total of 4,500 tenements of which 1,123 were purchased in the public offering stage.
December 31, 2021 Copper think tank signals how Chile’s new Constitution can boost the mining sector The Centre for Copper and Mining Studies believes Chile’s mining sector needs a new purpose that goes beyond increasing production.
December 31, 2021 Copper coating could enhance effectiveness of masks against covid-19 Using a thin-film coating of copper or copper compounds on surfaces could enhance copper's ability to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
December 31, 2021 Agnico Eagle shares drop as covid-19 cases rise in Nunavut There have been a total of 13 tentative cases at its Meliadine, Meadowbank and Hope Bay operations since December 18.
December 30, 2021 Merger of Chinese rare earth producers could affect prices, analysts say “The merged company will increase the control over prices in the international market place and could lead to even higher prices in the coming year.”
December 30, 2021 Great Panther fined $9m by Brazilian environmental agency for cyanide pollution The Canadian miner’s subsidiary, Mina Tucano, has received three notices of infraction from the Amapá State Environmental Agency.
December 29, 2021 Romans exploited silver deposits in Portugal, Spain to make coins European researchers determined which locations may have been mined for silver to produce Roman coinage.
December 29, 2021 Brazil suspends mining exploration permits in the Amazon The cancellation of the seven permits granted by Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, a close ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, was published this week in the official gazette Diário Oficial.
December 29, 2021 Barrick’s North Mara mine in Tanzania reaches tailings storage target Barrick took control of the mine in 2019, when the country’s National Environment Management Council had closed down the TSF, then holding significantly more water than it should.
December 28, 2021 Nevada Canyon Gold to explore Swales property in Elko County The property is adjacent to two of Nevada Gold Mines' projects which, collectively, have produced over 100 million ounces of gold.
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