Serabi Gold’s Coringa project in Brazil hit by court ruling No future licenses or titles will be granted to the Coringa gold project until proven it is harmless to Indigenous tribes. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2021 | 6:59 am
New uranium-containing mineral could provide information on how to clean up nuclear waste Oldsite forms from the interaction of air and water with uranium and iron-sulphide ores in humid underground environments. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 6:11 am
Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested in Greece The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2021 | 4:05 am
Kinross Gold to buy Great Bear for $1.42 billion Great Bear Dixie project in northwestern Ontario is considered one of the most important Canadian gold discoveries in modern history. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 10:20 pm
Gold demand in India seen best in a decade in festival quarter India consumed 446.4 tons of gold in 2020 and purchases were about 360 tons in the first nine months of this year, WGC data shows. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2021 | 9:58 pm
Mining companies express worry over Ecuador court ruling There are two major gold and copper mines operating in Ecuador's Amazon region, while other projects have been halted by community opposition. Reuters | December 8, 2021 | 3:57 pm
Swedish consortium gets funding to commercialize grid-scale energy storage concept Mine Storage aims to build the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 2:39 pm
Metso Outotec awarded with more than 100 new Life Cycle Services agreements in 2021 The customer base for the new agreements covers global and regional mining companies and large as well as mid-size quarries and aggregates contractors. Metso Outotec | December 8, 2021 | 12:57 pm
Russian billionaire Potanin faces $7 billion divorce claim in London His ex-wife, Natalia Potanina, is seeking 50% of the value of his stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel. Bloomberg News | December 8, 2021 | 9:52 am