December 7, 2021 Copper price up as China imports rise Arrivals of unwrought copper and products stood at 510,402 tonnes last month, higher than 410,541 tonnes in October but still down 9.1% from a year earlier.
December 7, 2021 Mountain Province revenue rose to $33.7m on better diamond prices The company says diamond prices have shown steady improvement through the fourth quarter of 2021.
December 7, 2021 Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas The miner has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil.
December 7, 2021 Cornerstone Capital’s exploration activities in Ecuador forest halted by Constitutional Court ruling The Ecuador Constitutional Court revoked the water and environmental rights of Cornerstone Capital Resources and ENAMI for the Río Magdalena concessions.
December 7, 2021 Yamana Gold goes ahead with expansion at Brazil mine The Canadian miner received the permit to expand throughput at its Jacobina gold mine to 10,000 t/d from 7,500 t/d.
December 6, 2021 Dolly Varden Silver to acquire Fury Gold Mines’ Homestake Ridge project for $39m Homestake Ridge is adjacent to Dolly Varden’s namesake project in Britsh Columbia's Golden Triangle.
December 6, 2021 Artificial material mimics rare earth compounds Researchers at Aalto University created a new material with quantum properties that normally require rare earth compounds.
December 6, 2021 Brazil names Belo Sun’s Volta Grande “strategic” project The gold project is now part of Brazil's investment partnership programme (PPI), which supports minerals and metals deemed strategic for the country.
December 6, 2021 Thousands protest against Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia Tennis star Novak Djokovic showed support on social media for crowds of environmental protestors blocking roads and bridges in Belgrade and other cities.
December 5, 2021 Mining Millennial hopes to build Mexico’s next major silver producer Vizsla Silver’s Michael Konnert is pouring his heart and soul into the development of the district-scale Panuco project in Sinaloa.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
