December 20, 2021 Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.
December 20, 2021 Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.
December 19, 2021 Chile electing president between polar opposites in tight race Voters will choose between hard-right Jose Antonio Kast and leftist Gabriel Boric.
December 19, 2021 New copper product kills bacteria 100 times faster than standard copper A new copper product could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
December 19, 2021 Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle.
December 17, 2021 Most commodities prices to average lower in 2022 — report Out of the 27 key commodities, Fitch sees 19 of them averaging lower on a year-on-year basis.
December 17, 2021 Peru to insist on tax reform with new bills after legislative thumbs down, says minister The result was a blow to the four-month old administration of leftist President Pedro Castillo.
December 16, 2021 Freeport, China smelters agree higher copper treatment charges for 2022 The 2022 charges are 9.2% higher than this year's benchmark.
December 16, 2021 Peru PM says state of emergency would be ‘last resort’ as Las Bambas stops operations Under a state of emergency, civil liberties are suspended.
December 16, 2021 Falco raises $13 million for Horne 5 engineering, studies The project is in the Rouyn-Noranda camp of Quebec, in the footprint of the former Horne mine that Noranda operated from 1927 to 1976.
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
