January 17, 2022 BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp.
January 13, 2022 RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
January 12, 2022 WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000 “We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."
January 12, 2022 Supply squeeze risks are pushing lithium price higher and higher Lithium has burst into 2022 with a fresh price spike that hands electric-vehicle makers more warning of even sharper cost pressures to come.
January 11, 2022 Lithium Power to spin off Western Australia assets to focus on Chile project Demerger will create a company dedicated to exploring its WA-based hard rock lithium assets, like the Greenbushes and Pilgangoora projects.
January 11, 2022 Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.
January 11, 2022 Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.
January 10, 2022 Mining 2021: Top 10 drill holes of the year Six of the top 10 drill intersections reported by TSX and ASX listed mining companies were at projects in Canada.
January 10, 2022 BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.
January 6, 2022 Electric cars to account for 73% of lithium demand by 2030: Chile Chilean copper agency Cochilco says lithium hydroxide will take the lead, reaching 56% of the total consumption versus 44% for carbonate.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
