December 22, 2021

Newcrest to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project

The gold giant will exercise its option over a further 5% of the Havieron project in in the Paterson region of Western Australia.

December 21, 2021

Copper price rises as investors recover some risk appetite

Investors weighing up the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on economic growth turned a little more bullish after two days of selling.

December 21, 2021

Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report

The Global Palladium Fund expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and to depend heavily on an expected increase in supply from Indonesia materializing.

December 20, 2021

Lundin Mining to acquire Josemaria Resources for $483 million

Lundin is taking Josemaria's namesake copper-gold project in San Juan, Argentina.

December 20, 2021

Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster industry

Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former law student, vowed during his campaign to bury the country's “neoliberal” economic model.

December 20, 2021

Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes

Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.

December 20, 2021

Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman

Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.

December 19, 2021

New copper product kills bacteria 100 times faster than standard copper

A new copper product could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

December 19, 2021

Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint

Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle.

December 17, 2021

Most commodities prices to average lower in 2022 — report

Out of the 27 key commodities, Fitch sees 19 of them averaging lower on a year-on-year basis.