December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 22, 2021 Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit mine at Marathon.
December 20, 2021 Amplats to sell Bokoni mine to Africa’s Rainbow Minerals Amplats holds a 49% stake in the platinum mine which has been on care and maintenance since 2017.
December 10, 2021 Battle for South African platinum miner comes to a boil South Africa’s Public Investment Corp., the continent’s largest money manager, is an interested observer.
December 8, 2021 Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.
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 6, 2021 South African mines push industry deaths to 69 so far this year The death toll in the sector that has traditionally underpinned the South African economy compares to 48 in the same period last year.
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 1, 2021 Tharisa annual profit more than doubles on strong platinum prices The PGM and chrome producer reported a more than two-fold jump in full-year profit on Thursday.
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.
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
