February 1, 2021 Glencore inks “ethical cobalt” deal with FREYR It will supply 3,700 tonnes of cobalt metal cut cathodes, a core component in FREYR's lithium-ion battery cells.
January 31, 2021 Chile’s Mining Production Index falls in December The 9.3% drop in the Mining Production Index pushed down the Industrial Production Index by 4.1% in 12 months.
January 29, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Northern Dynasty stock surges as it releases Pebble appeal details; Lucara strikes again with 378 carat diamond at Karowe; Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions
January 29, 2021 Building a mine in British Columbia: hurry up and wait Permitting process too long, resource ministers say.
January 29, 2021 Copper price in slump, hits one-month low Industry analysts are still bullish on copper in 2021.
January 29, 2021 Non-energy commodity prices rise at fastest rate since 2011 Commodity prices are rising rapidly as the manufacturing side of the global economy bounces back from the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
January 29, 2021 Peru to allow mining during new coronavirus lockdown The government said on Thursday that mining, as well as fishing and construction, would be allowed to continue during the period from January 31 to February 14.
January 28, 2021 Chile increases estimate of 2021 average copper price to $3.3/lb In November, Colchilco forecast a price of $2.90 for 2021.
January 28, 2021 Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.
January 28, 2021 Max Resource expands landholdings in Colombia by 300% The Vancouver-based miner acquired 2,000 square-kilometres of highly prospective areas for copper-silver mineralization in northeastern Colombia.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
