January 10, 2022 Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.
January 7, 2022 Pembridge to boost copper output at Minto mine It expects to produce between 28 million and 31 million pounds of copper at the Yukon Territories mine in 2022.
January 6, 2022 Gold price slides to 1-week low on hawkish Fed signal Gold and silver prices are pressured as markets attempt to squeeze in a fourth rate hike for 2022, TD Securities said.
January 5, 2022 Trigon produces first concentrate at Kombat mine in Namibia Trigon's Kombat commercial production is expected by March.
January 5, 2022 Peru is winning over miners with soft hand on conflicts, PM says The new strategy of respecting the right to protest while brokering lasting agreements may take longer, but it’s starting to bear fruit, Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez said in an interview…
January 5, 2022 Glencore’s former top copper trader joins digital metal startup Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup.
December 29, 2021 Romans exploited silver deposits in Portugal, Spain to make coins European researchers determined which locations may have been mined for silver to produce Roman coinage.
December 28, 2021 Philippines ends open-pit mining ban to reinvigorate industry The Philippines has lifted a four-year-old ban on open-pit mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores.
December 27, 2021 Fresnillo’s Juanicipio project temporarily denied connection to Mexico’s national power grid According to Fresnillo, the denial is linked to the knock-on effects of the pandemic on the operations of the state-owned electrical company.
December 27, 2021 Bacteria may have played big role in the formation of massive silver, gold deposits Scientists at Penn State University and the University of Saskatchewan found silver in coprolites collected from the Ravens Throat River Lagerstätte in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am