December 13, 2021 Rio Tinto to write off $2.4bn Oyu Tolgoi loan to Mongolia Writing off Mongolia's debt would speed up the timeline for when the country can start receiving dividends from the project.
December 12, 2021 New tool monitors countries’ raw materials consumption Countries' material footprints are comprised of the raw materials they consume domestically, showing where those resources come from globally.
December 10, 2021 Fortescue CEO to step down as miner expands green energy push Analysts said the move was not unexpected, although the timing was a bit sooner than some had anticipated.
December 10, 2021 Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.
December 9, 2021 Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?
December 9, 2021 ICMM members paid over $23 billion in taxes in 2020 — report ICMM members commit to contract transparency.
December 8, 2021 Harte Gold gets creditor protection as Silver Lake closes in Silver Lake hopes to grab the troubled Canadian miner through a subscription agreement and a C$10 million loan.
December 7, 2021 Australia exploration at 7-year high on clean energy metals push Spending was A$877 million ($618 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from A$666 million in the June quarter.
December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
December 6, 2021 Perth Mint’s November gold sales nearly double Sales of gold coins and minted bars soared to 115,872 ounces last month, the highest level since March this year.
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