Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report

The Global Palladium Fund expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and to depend heavily on an expected increase in supply from Indonesia materializing.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 6:06 am

Noront picks Wyloo’s latest offer, BHP won’t match

At stake is the takeover target’s early-stage Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in the ‘Ring of Fire’ in northern Ontario.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2021 | 3:51 am

Coal miners urge Manchin to rethink opposition to spending bill

America’s biggest coal mining union is calling on West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to reconsider his opposition to President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and climate spending bill.

Bloomberg News | December 20, 2021 | 10:50 pm

Commodities to veer between China hopes, pandemic fears

If 2021 was a year of volatility and uneven performances for commodities, then 2022 is shaping up as a rinse and repeat as uncertainty over the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic remains, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | December 20, 2021 | 10:13 pm

Lundin Mining to acquire Josemaria Resources for $483 million

Lundin is taking Josemaria's namesake copper-gold project in San Juan, Argentina.

Northern Miner Staff | December 20, 2021 | 1:39 pm

Lundin slumps after deal to buy copper-gold project in Argentina

Lundin Mining fell the most since March after it agreed to acquire Josemaria Resources for C$625 million.

Bloomberg News | December 20, 2021 | 12:33 pm

Newmont raises $1bn through mining industry’s first sustainability linked bond

The financing is linked to the gold miner’s ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance – specifically its carbon emissions and its commitment to promote more women into senior roles.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 20, 2021 | 11:23 am