December 29, 2021 Metals mixed on China’s economic outlook, global virus surge China’s economy expanded at a moderate pace in the final month of the year, supported by better business sentiment, easing factory inflation pressures and faster car sales.
December 29, 2021 Peru government still far from deal on MMG’s Las Bambas mine restart In a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Vasquez said the government's spending proposal is a "solution."
December 29, 2021 World’s first school for holistic mining management incorporates ESG agenda The University of Arizona’s School of Mining and Mineral Resources will strive to change the public perception of mining.
December 29, 2021 Antofagasta agrees to copper charges with some Chinese smelters The first annual settlement between a major miner and a Chinese smelter in the fourth-quarter "mating season" usually becomes the benchmark for the year ahead and is used in supply…
December 28, 2021 Chilean researchers want to turn copper tailings into construction materials Besides limiting the accumulation of tailings in the environment, the process drastically cuts the almost one tonne of CO2 that is released into the atmosphere per tonne of cement produced…
December 28, 2021 Atalaya acquires 51% interest in Rio Narcea Nickel, 20 permits in Spain In a €2.5-million deal with Grupo Sacyr, Atalaya Mining has become a major player in the Ossa-Morena Metallogenic Belt.
December 28, 2021 Philippines ends open-pit mining ban to reinvigorate industry The Philippines has lifted a four-year-old ban on open-pit mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores.
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 26, 2021 Misstep could reignite blockade against Las Bambas copper mine in Peru The president of the Fighting Committee for the Mining Corridor said that if the government proposal was not reasonable, a new blockade would be launched against Las Bambas.
December 26, 2021 Russia’s largest new copper deposit to be developed under UN Global Compact guidelines Udokan Copper, owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's holding firm USM, has joined the UN Global Compact.
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