May 11, 2022 Miners turn to bacteria and other new ways to leach copper from waste rock Global miners are deploying a raft of new leaching technologies that can extract low concentrations of copper from waste rock and help avoid lengthy mine permitting delays.
May 11, 2022 Barrick ramps up mine stocks to weather supply chain storm Barrick Gold has nearly doubled its inventory of some key supplies at mines, CEO Mark Bristow says.
May 11, 2022 Hindalco plans $2.5 billion US aluminum recycling mill The facility, which will be built in in Alabama, will have a capacity of 600,000 tonnes of finished goods a year initially.
May 11, 2022 Vedanta agrees to suspend lawsuits over Zambia copper mines Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation after the previous Zambian government accused parent company Vedanta of lying about expansion plans and paying too little tax.
May 11, 2022 Newmont expects to pull trigger on $2bn Peru gold project mid-year Newmont says the Yanacocha Sulfides project would extend the life of Latin America’s largest gold mine for "decades" beyond 2040.
May 11, 2022 Diamond prices are spiking and even De Beers can’t fill the gap The market is struggling to source diamonds after the US sanctioned Russia's Alrosa, which accounts for about a third of global supply.
May 11, 2022 Cameco, Orano up stake in Cigar Lake uranium mine The uranium producers are buying Idemitsu Canada Resources’ 7.9% interest in the asset for about $144m.
May 10, 2022 SQM, LG Energy Solution partner to drive progress in electro-mobility industry Companies commit to investigate and develop joint investment projects at different stages of the electro-mobility industry value chain.
May 10, 2022 Chinese miners and battery makers team up in rush for lithium “Much of the new developments involve smaller players in China looking to secure resource supply overseas," BloombergNEF analyst says.
May 10, 2022 Peru to increase public spending in mining regions to curb social conflicts Recent disputes between miners and local communities have forced two key copper mines to temporarily halt operations this year.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
