January 4, 2022 Ecuador court revokes Cornerstone Capital’s exploration permit The country's Constitutional Court upheld a lower court ruling cancelling the environmental permit for the Rio Magdalena project, which covers most of the Los Cedros natural reserve.
January 4, 2022 Copper price down, pressured by stronger dollar “China has been a primary source of demand for base metals since 2003, but we think this trend has started to come to an end,” economist says.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 31, 2021 Copper price rises as China’s factory activity accelerates China's factory activity unexpectedly accelerated in December, according to an official survey released on Friday.
December 31, 2021 Copper think tank signals how Chile’s new Constitution can boost the mining sector The Centre for Copper and Mining Studies believes Chile’s mining sector needs a new purpose that goes beyond increasing production.
December 31, 2021 Chile’s copper production down 1.6% in November On the other hand, Chiles's manufacturing output jumped 5% in November compared with the same month last year.
December 31, 2021 Copper coating could enhance effectiveness of masks against covid-19 Using a thin-film coating of copper or copper compounds on surfaces could enhance copper's ability to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
December 31, 2021 Peru’s Castillo weighs a new finance chief in cabinet overhaul Advisers to Peru’s President Pedro Castillo are looking for names to replace Finance Minister Pedro Francke as part of a wider cabinet reform.
December 31, 2021 Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.
December 30, 2021 Las Bambas mine in Peru to restart copper output The process to resume copper output at the Peruvian mine will take 5-6 days, after reaching an agreement with the local community.
China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday. January 21, 2026 | 10:50 am
