November 30, 2021 Turquoise Hill okays Oyu Tolgoi $75m bridging budget Sum allows the miner to continue progressing critical activities at the underground expansion, but doesn’t guarantee further crucial investment will get approved.
November 30, 2021 Capstone Mining, Mantos Copper to merge The new miner, Capstone Copper, will have a combined 2021 production base of more than 175,000 tonnes and 4.9m tonnes in reserves.
November 29, 2021 CHART: Dwindling copper, zinc, nickel stocks could shield prices from omicron impact Copper, nickel and zinc prices could be saved from worst effects of any new virus-related restrictions as historically low global stockpiles intensify fears of supply disruption.
November 29, 2021 Copper price rises as markets assess omicron variant impact The World Health Organisation warned that deciding the severity level of the covid variant could take "days to several weeks".
November 28, 2021 Interactive map, report show socio-environmental impacts of energy transition A new interactive map and report present the social and environmental impacts of mining for lithium, copper, nickel, and graphite in the Americas.
November 26, 2021 RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by tonnes of ore mined The amount of tonnes extracted from the earth in a day can be vast at the world's largest mines.
November 26, 2021 Rio Tinto to grab 51% stake in Janice Lake copper-silver project The miner spent C$14 million in exploration, which exceeds the C$10 million required to become Janice's majority owner.
November 26, 2021 Copper price sinks as new covid variant spooks markets A new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant found in South Africa shook market sentiment.
November 25, 2021 Sandstorm Gold reports Hod Maden feasibility results, showing $1.05bn NPV The Hod Maden project has proven and probable mineral reserves of 2.45 million ounces of gold and 287 million pounds of copper.
November 25, 2021 Peru communities resolute on mine shutdowns despite government shift Communities in Peru's Ayacucho region say they will resume protests against the mining sector if the government of leftist President Pedro Castillo breaches what they call a signed agreement to…
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