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.
December 17, 2021 Bear Creek acquires Mercedes mine from Equinox The company says the Mercedes acquisition will provide a source of funding for future construction of its Corani silver mine.
December 17, 2021 Lucapa’s Merlin could be next top diamond mine in Australia Preliminary scoping study shows the asset has the potential to yield 2.1 million carats over its 14-year mine life.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
