December 27, 2021 Zijin starts production at giant Tibet copper mine Qulong copper mine in Tibet adds a new source of supply to the market for next year.
December 27, 2021 Top lithium stories of 2021 and what to expect in 2022 Limited supply not only helped prices, but pushed companies to try meet demand, which made lithium take centre stage in our coverage.
December 24, 2021 Codelco requests second arbitration against Ecuador over copper project The Llurimagua project has been the subject of commercial tensions since November 2020.
December 24, 2021 Copper supply in 2022 – eyes on Chile, Peru, DRC Bank of America expects demand to hold firm next year and only sees a surplus in 2023.
December 24, 2021 BHP and Noront terminate support agreement BHP and Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals had been engaged in a tug of war with competing offers for Noront since July.
December 23, 2021 Vale weighs bid for stake in Anglo’s Brazil iron mine Vale is considering acquiring a stake in Anglo American’s huge Minas-Rio project.
December 23, 2021 Mundoro partners with Vale to explore for copper in US Mundoro has a string of projects focused on copper and gold in eastern Europe.
December 23, 2021 Rio Tinto calls for public dialogue on Jadar lithium project in Serbia after protests Rio will engage in a public dialogue about the project, which has stirred protests by environmental groups.
December 22, 2021 Agnico sends Nunavut site workers home amid rising covid-19 cases Agnico is sending workers from three of its Canadian operations back home for at least three weeks.
December 22, 2021 Albemarle joins newly formed lithium industry body The world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicles is the latest to join ILiA after mining giants including Rio Tinto and BASF.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
