December 6, 2021 Orla Mining reports initial resource for copper-gold deposit in Panama According to Orla, the Caballito deposit represents an opportunity to potentially transform the scale and scope of the Cerro Quema project.
December 6, 2021 US blacklists individual allegedly providing support to Israeli investor Gertler The US imposed sanctions on Dan Gertler in 2017, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
December 5, 2021 Congo replaces head of miner Gecamines for first time in decade President Felix Tshisekedi named Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi as chairman of Gecamines.
December 5, 2021 Large commodity customers to lean towards low-carbon emitters – report A report by SRK Consulting states that following the COP26, consumers and their host countries will be looking to the mining sector for a considerable portion of their carbon savings.
December 3, 2021 BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid Wyloo talks Move buys BHP and Wyloo more time for discussions over the takeover of Noront Resources, owner of the Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in Ontario.
December 3, 2021 Copper price down as dollar gains ahead of US jobs data Copper prices eased on Friday as the dollar firmed ahead of key US jobs data that is expected to cement the path towards monetary tightening.
December 3, 2021 MMG to shut down operations at Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December Operations at the mine were disrupted for nearly 400 days over five years due to on-and-off road blockades.
December 2, 2021 Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies searching for future mines Mining companies are scouring the globe for new deposits.
December 2, 2021 Peru says IMF sees leeway to hike taxes on mining sector Peru's finance minister Pedro Francke has asked Congress for executive powers to reform the tax system.
December 2, 2021 Energy Department funding experiments to fight methane with plasma, copper The funding, $35 million in total, is being awarded to 12 projects.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
