June 21, 2021 Ganfeng to invest in solar-powered lithium project in Argentina Company will use a 120-MW photovoltaic system to generate electricity for a lithium extraction plant in Salta province's Salar de Llullaillaco.
June 21, 2021 Russian billionaire Potanin will not join in Nornickel buyback Potanin owns a 34.6% stake in Nornickel, which plans to buy up to 3.4% of its shares for $2-billion.
June 20, 2021 Hudbay says underground mining at Lalor mine halted after fatality No other personnel were injured and the scene has been secured, company says.
June 20, 2021 Mining companies in Chile seek input into the country’s new constitution The Mining Council wrote a document outlining how the companies would like to operate under the new constitution.
June 18, 2021 Hochschild says 27 workers killed in Peru bus accident The bus was transporting workers from Hochschild's Pallancata operation to the city of Arequipa in the south of Peru.
June 18, 2021 Nova acquires royalty on Anglo, Glencore’s jointly owned copper project in Chile The West Wall project is located in the same geological belt as some of South America's largest copper deposits.
June 18, 2021 Home: Metals boom sees the return of physically-backed funds Nornickel, through its Global Palladium Fund (GPF) arm, has just launched physically-backed copper and nickel investment products on the London Stock Exchange.
June 18, 2021 Anglo commits to provide eDNA data to protect biodiversity Anglo American has become the first mining company to subscribe to the IUCN’s eBioAtlas.
June 18, 2021 Alcoa details plans to cut carbon emissions from making alumina It would allow it to cut 70% of emissions from the carbon intensive process by tapping renewable energy.
June 17, 2021 Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec The plant uses a new process developed by RTFT to extract high purity scandium oxide from the waste streams of titanium dioxide production.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
