October 28, 2021 BMO Financial Group vice-chair warns of a potential critical minerals crisis David Jacobson was the US Ambassador to Canada during President Barack Obama’s first term.
October 28, 2021 Teck flags costs surge at Quebrada Blanca expansion in Chile While construction at the QB2 copper project is two-thirds done, costs are poised to be up to 5% higher than the original $5.3bn estimate.
October 28, 2021 Iron ore price down as Beijing moves to cool coal prices "Iron ore demand will be dented in the long term,” analysts with CITIC Securities said in a note.
October 28, 2021 Vale to resume operations at Onça Puma nickel mine Operations were first halted in early October because of alleged non-compliance with local regulations.
October 28, 2021 Alamos Gold cuts production outlook on Mulatos woes Output at company's founding operation is expected to drop by 15,000 ounces, to between 135,000 to 145,000 ounces.
October 28, 2021 Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.
October 28, 2021 Rio Tinto sells last Argyle diamonds at record highs Mining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of production, during which the mine was the source of 90% of the world’s prized pink stones.
October 27, 2021 Iron ore price retreats amid Chinese intervention to cool commodity prices "Steel supply is expected to be restricted continuously, iron ore demand will be dented in the long term," CITIC Securities analysts said in a note.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.
October 27, 2021 Equinox breaks ground at one of Canada’s largest gold mines The $1.23bn Greenstone Gold Mines project will produce more than 400,000 ounces of gold annually for the first five years of operations.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources, and specifically into copper,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm