October 11, 2021 Lithium deal shows China’s accelerating race for battery metals Lithium has gotten so hot that even China’s gold miners want a slice of the market, sky high valuations and all.
October 11, 2021 Samarco obtains extended creditor protection Samarco filed for bankruptcy protection in April after failing to restructure 50 billion reais ($9.06 billion) in debt.
October 11, 2021 Nornickel slashes forecast for palladium market deficit Nornickel currently expects a deficit of 0.2 million-0.3 million ounces in 2021 and 0.3 million ounces in 2022.
October 11, 2021 Temporary bottlenecks hike costs for copper miners in Chile, Antofagasta CEO says The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations.
October 10, 2021 Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track Barrick, in partnership with MSALABS, has installed Africa's first Chrysos PhotonAssay laboratory at the Bulyanhulu mine, Tanzania.
October 8, 2021 BHP completes its first delivery of carbon neutral copper BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.
October 8, 2021 Panorama: Canada’s largest gold mine Canadian Malartic is a generational gold mine poised to produce until at least 2039.
October 8, 2021 Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and…
October 8, 2021 BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone.
October 7, 2021 Glencore’s Peru mine won’t proceed with Coroccohuayco project in near-term The Coroccohuayco project would require an investment of $590 million to extract copper and gold.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
