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.
January 6, 2022 Perth Mint 2021 gold sales hit decade-high despite December dip The refiner sold 1,050,242 troy ounces of gold last year.
January 5, 2022 Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years, Fitch says.
January 4, 2022 Korea Zinc backs storage developer Energy Vault in green push The company agreed to invest $50 million to help decarbonise operations at its zinc refinery in Australia.
January 3, 2022 Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty -- and highly profitable -- assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as the world grapples to decarbonize.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 27, 2021 Adani set to export coal from Australia’s Carmichael mine after long delay Adani Group said it’s ready to begin the first coal exports from the controversial Carmichael more than a decade after the group took over the project.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
