Peru community to block transport road used by Las Bambas mine

The district of Ccapacmarca told Reuters they will block the road to pressure Peru's judiciary to expedite the resolution of a lawsuit they filed challenging the national highway status granted to the roadway used by the mine.

Reuters | January 26, 2022 | 3:01 pm

Politics turning against copper mining – Freeport’s Adkerson

The task of ramping up copper supply to meet growing demand in the clean-energy transition is getting harder as societies and communities resist new mines and politicians seek a bigger share of the profit.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2022 | 12:32 pm

New Found Gold makes new discovery of 28+ g/t in Keats footwall

New Found first encountered the Keats footwall in October 2021 when it drilled 3.4 metres grading 88.53 g/t gold.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 26, 2022 | 11:41 am

Biden administration kills Antofagasta’s Minnesota copper project

The decision shows the administration is increasingly comfortable prioritizing domestic conservation efforts, even as demand for minerals used to build electric vehicles rises amid efforts to combat climate change.

Reuters | January 26, 2022 | 11:14 am

Gold price holds 2-month high ahead of Fed announcement

“Gold is simply becoming a Fed policy mistake hedge,” one analyst said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2022 | 9:19 am

Vale accuses Steinmetz of ‘elaborate’ fraud in Simandou deal

More than a decade after Vale agreed to pay Steinmetz $2.5 billion for a chunk of the world’s biggest iron-ore deposit, the pair are about to lock horns in a London court.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 8:54 am