Tianqi Lithium said to pick banks for Hong Kong listing Tianqi Lithium applied for a Hong Kong listing in 2018, but the plan was shelved amid falling lithium prices and a cash squeeze. Bloomberg News | January 20, 2022 | 10:58 am
Metso Outotec to start next phase of development of its metals business The company plans to change its business area structure and related reporting segments by transferring the Hydrometallurgy business to Minerals from Metals Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 20, 2022 | 10:56 am
Nickel price bulls gamble on tight LME supplies Worries about availability come from inventories in LME registered warehouses which at 94,830 tonnes have dropped 65% since April last year. Reuters | January 20, 2022 | 10:39 am
Rio Tinto shares slump as Serbia pulls plug on its $2.4bn lithium project "As far as project Jadar is concerned, this is an end," Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said. Reuters | January 20, 2022 | 10:02 am
Huge explosion in Ghana mining region kills residents, fells buildings Police on Thursday reported a "huge" explosion in the west when a truck carrying explosives from the Tarkwa to Chirano gold mines. Reuters | January 20, 2022 | 9:53 am
BMO Capital Markets ranked top mining M&A adviser of 2021 – report Out of the 1,502 M&A deals that were announced in the sector during 2021, BMO Capital Markets advised on 19 with a total value of $20.5 billion. MINING.com Editor | January 20, 2022 | 9:42 am
Kumtor exceeds 2021 gold guidance under nationalized management Kumtor is said to be tax compliant under Kyrgyz law for the first time. Henry Lazenby | January 20, 2022 | 9:16 am
Iron ore price highest in four months on China stimulus China stepped up its monetary easing efforts to prop up a slowing economy this week by lowering a set of key policy rates and lending benchmarks. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 20, 2022 | 9:02 am
Capstone enters exploration deal with BHP copper for project near Pinto Valley Capstone has entered into an 18-month agreement to conduct drilling and collect metallurgical samples at BHP Copper’s Copper Cities project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 20, 2022 | 8:18 am