January 18, 2022 BHP revives appetite for deals with biggest rivals in sights After sitting dormant for more than a decade, miner is positioning itself for a return to large-scale M&A.
January 18, 2022 Peru communities reject latest proposal to end Las Bambas mine conflicts Blockades have totaled over 400 days on and off since 2016.
January 18, 2022 First Quantum to pay $375m a year in royalties to Panama The Canadian miner has reached a deal with the country's government to increase royalty payments from its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine.
January 17, 2022 Rio Tinto says output from $2.4bn Serbia lithium project to be delayed The mine has faced opposition from environmental activists and local communities over concerns of environmental damage.
January 17, 2022 Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.
January 17, 2022 Rio Tinto sees soft 2022 iron ore shipments on labour issues, project delays The world's biggest iron ore producer shipped 84.1 million tonnes of the commodity in the three months to Dec. 31.
January 17, 2022 Workers at Teck Resources’ BC mine to hold ratification vote The union will schedule a ratification vote to be concluded no later than January 24.
January 17, 2022 South32’s PFS for Taylor supports ‘multi-decade’ critical metals operation in Arizona South32 says it is designing Taylor to be its "next generation mine."
January 17, 2022 Kirkland Lake Gold hits production record ahead of merger with Agnico Eagle The gold miner posted record production for the year, with a total of 1.4 million oz.
January 17, 2022 De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.
Solway to restart Guatemala nickel plant after price surge The amounts involved are a small fraction of global nickel supplies, estimated by analysts at around four million metric tons this year. January 29, 2026 | 07:26 am