Antofagasta agrees to copper charges with some Chinese smelters

The first annual settlement between a major miner and a Chinese smelter in the fourth-quarter "mating season" usually becomes the benchmark for the year ahead and is used in supply contracts globally.

Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 9:05 am

Alcoa to curb aluminum output in Spain after energy costs soar

While aluminum prices have rallied more than 40% this year, profitability is being eroded by the far greater surge in power prices.

Bloomberg News | December 29, 2021 | 9:03 am

Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

As of Wednesday morning, 32 bodies had been recovered from the mine in West Kordofan in addition to three people rescued with injuries.

Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 8:51 am

Northvolt battery plant sparks into life, a first for Europe

Northvolt will rival the likes of Tesla and Asian battery makers such as Panasonic, LG Chem and CATL.

Reuters | December 29, 2021 | 8:38 am

Anglo, Vale in talks to jointly develop Serpentina iron ore mine

A potential partnership could leverage Anglo's existing logistics infrastructure in the region, Vale says.

Reuters | December 28, 2021 | 2:01 pm

Nevada Canyon Gold to explore Swales property in Elko County

The property is adjacent to two of Nevada Gold Mines' projects which, collectively, have produced over 100 million ounces of gold.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 28, 2021 | 12:59 pm

Chilean researchers want to turn copper tailings into construction materials

Besides limiting the accumulation of tailings in the environment, the process drastically cuts the almost one tonne of CO2 that is released into the atmosphere per tonne of cement produced under conventional mechanisms.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 28, 2021 | 12:13 pm