December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
December 7, 2021 BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025 The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.
December 6, 2021 Global nickel smelting rebounds as Sudbury operations restart Global nickel smelting activity rebounded in November, powered by gains in North America and Europe.
December 6, 2021 London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.
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 2, 2021 Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies searching for future mines Mining companies are scouring the globe for new deposits.
December 2, 2021 China’s Chengtun to invest $245m in Indonesian nickel matte project The venture, known as PT ChengMach Nickel, will produce 40,000 tonnes per year of nickel matte.
December 1, 2021 GM partners with POSCO to build NA battery materials plant GM did not disclose the planned investment or size of the facility but said it could announce a location in early 2022.
December 1, 2021 Clean Air Metals’ PEA rates Thunder Bay North NPV at $303m, IRR at 29.8% Payback from the start of commercial operation would take 2.4 years with the initial capital expenditure estimated at C$367 million.
December 1, 2021 Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report BloombergNEF data show that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 but rising commodity prices are putting pressure on the industry.
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