Chile lawmakers ask courts to stop bidding on lithium mining contracts

President-elect Gabriel Boric has said Chile should not repeat its "historic mistake" of privatizing resources such as lithium, a vital ingredient of electric car batteries.

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 2:35 pm

Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task

Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the clean energy transition.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2022 | 12:53 pm

Tin price outlook dims in 2022 – report

Growing demand should promote investments in tin production, resulting in a slight price decrease.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 11:44 am

Rise Gold shares bounce on draft EI report for Idaho-Maryland project

Rise Gold believes the Idaho-Maryland project's economic and community benefits outweigh the impacts.

Henry Lazenby | January 4, 2022 | 11:05 am

Pure Gold aims to get Red Lake mine on track with leadership shakeup

Former president and CEO Darin Labrenz has been replaced with Troy Fierro, a board member and mining engineer.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 4, 2022 | 9:42 am

Ceylon Graphite renews environmental permit for K1 project in Sri Lanka

Ceylon currently holds a land package constituting 121 km² grids containing historic vein graphite deposits in Sri Lanka.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2022 | 9:33 am

Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida

Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell by 11.6% year-on-year to 80,300 tonnes in November. In 2021 through November, the mine recorded a 14.5% drop.

Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 8:58 am