Miner seeks to revive 1882 gold lode as Australian dollar weakens The Mount Morgan mine in Queensland was the world’s largest gold operation at its peak in the early 1900s. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2021 | 9:23 am
Rio Tinto buys Argentina lithium project for $825m The Rincon lithium brine project is located in the heart of the "lithium triangle" in the northern Salta Province. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2021 | 9:19 am
Canada Nickel arranges $10 million loan with Auramet The Canadian nickel explorer has expanded its footprint in Ontario by acquiring or earning into 13 additional projects. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 9:13 am
Copper price rises as investors recover some risk appetite Investors weighing up the impact of the omicron coronavirus variant on economic growth turned a little more bullish after two days of selling. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 9:01 am
Last chance for Harte Gold bidders to come forward Harte said it would have to suspend operations if it didn’t get an infusion of cash before the end of the year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 21, 2021 | 8:40 am
A year of walking on the wild side for industrial metals Turbulence is in the very nature of commodities markets, but this has been a year like no other, writes Andy Home. Reuters | December 21, 2021 | 8:21 am
McEwen says Fox drilling returned up to 24 g/t gold from Stock McEwen is working on a preliminary economic assessment for the expansion of the Fox complex. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 21, 2021 | 7:24 am
Vale to sell Moatize coal mine to Vulcan for $270 million Deal includes the Nacala logistic corridor, a port and rail project connecting the mine to the port of Nacala. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2021 | 6:28 am
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