Galantas Gold to kick off operations at Northern Ireland mine Company is about to pour first gold at its Omagh mine, with production set to start at the end of the current quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 3:54 am
Iron ore price jumps on hopes of recovering steel production in China "Expectation on resuming steel production and restocking demand before Chinese holidays could shore up iron ore prices," said Huatai Futures. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2022 | 3:16 am
London Metal Exchange trading resumes after five-hour outage LME suffered the interruption after a power failure at a third-party data center. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 2:51 am
Coal prices in costliest US region fall from 12-year peak Central Appalachia posted its first price decline since July, falling 6.4% to $86.55 a short tonne for the week ending Jan. 7. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 2:40 am
Crypto can’t beat gold as an inflation hedge, says Barrick boss “Look at gold and its precious nature - you can’t print it and you can’t make it,” Mark Bristow said. Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 2:25 am
B2Gold says Mali mine can withstand impact of sanctions Barrick Gold also said its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had sufficient supplies to continue operating normally, Reuters | January 11, 2022 | 2:05 am
Vulcan Energy, Frankfurt-based Nobian seek to develop lithium plant The potential deal comes as demand for lithium hydroxide sees a surge due to shifting preferences towards electric cars. Reuters | January 10, 2022 | 9:46 pm
Tesla signs $1.5 billion deal for nickel from Talon Metals’ Minnesota project Tesla agrees to buy 75,000 tonnes of nickel with a nominal value of $1.5 billion from Talon Metals-Rio Tinto JV starting in 2026. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 1:41 pm
LME’s metal trading hit lowest since 2010 despite record prices Volumes declined for a third year, extending a slump seen in 2020 amid falling industrial output and the closure of its open-outcry pit. Bloomberg News | January 10, 2022 | 1:05 pm