Samarco expects iron ore pellet production to rise up to 11% in 2023 Samarco Mineracao expects to end 2022 with production of 8.1 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, up 5.2% on 2021. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 9:55 am
Perpetua awarded up to $24.8m under US Defense Production Act; stock jumps The DPA funding allows the company to advance the construction readiness of the Stibnite project while the company continues through the ongoing permitting process. Staff Writer | December 19, 2022 | 9:16 am
Iron ore price retreats on surging China covid cases China is in the first of an expected three waves of covid cases this winter. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2022 | 8:50 am
Tesla may announce $800m to $1bn investment in Mexico plant in coming days Tesla could announce the construction of a "Gigafactory" in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon as soon as Friday. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:33 am
China Nov aluminum imports fall amid rising domestic supply China's aluminum imports in November fell 35.7% from a year earlier as a result of mounting domestic supply. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:24 am
Nickel tycoon plans new plant to avoid future LME short squeezes Tsingshan is building a plant in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to produce 50,000 tonnes of refined nickel a year. Bloomberg News | December 19, 2022 | 8:10 am
Bumper green aluminum output is good news for carmakers, and climate Global supplies of low-carbon aluminum have been robust for several years but dipped in 2022. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:07 am
Uzbekistan starts shipping copper to Europe, bypassing Russia Uzbekistan has for the first time sent a train loaded with copper to Europe via a new route bypassing Russia. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 8:06 am
Harmony Gold reports mine fatality Harmony reported 13 fatalities in its 2022 financial year to June 30, up from 11 work-related deaths reported the previous year. Reuters | December 19, 2022 | 7:33 am