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 3, 2021 BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid Wyloo talks Move buys BHP and Wyloo more time for discussions over the takeover of Noront Resources, owner of the Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in Ontario.
December 3, 2021 MMG to shut down operations at Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December Operations at the mine were disrupted for nearly 400 days over five years due to on-and-off road blockades.
December 2, 2021 Glencore boss defends coal business after activist push to exit Gary Nagle said it was in the best interests of both the company and the planet for Glencore to run down the mines over the next 30 years.
December 2, 2021 Glencore widens review of assets, eyes acquisitions Company has 10 sales processes underway across its portfolio and 15 further assets under review.
December 2, 2021 BHP closer to scrapping dual listing after board approval The world's top miner has been listed in Australia and the UK since 2001, when it merged with Billiton Plc, but wants consolidate the two.
December 2, 2021 Chilean top copper miners see output drop in October BHP's Escondida saw production fall 15.2% year-on-year.
December 2, 2021 Newmont forecasts higher gold output in 2022 Total gold production combined with other metals is expected to be 7.5 million gold equivalent ounces in 2022.
December 2, 2021 As Freeport converts mining trucks to green power, costs unclear It's migrating its fleet of roughly 600 haul trucks and numerous other pieces of mining equipment to electric or hydrogen power.
December 1, 2021 Chinchillas throw wrench in Gold Fields’ Chile mine expansion plan The gold miner must come up with a new plan to move more than 20 short-tailed chinchillas from its Salares Norte site.
Column: Nickel market plays the Indonesia’s numbers game Nickel prices have been on an explosive rally as the market bets that Indonesia, the world's largest producer, will hit the brakes on its runaway output growth. January 25, 2026 | 06:54 am