December 29, 2022 Two minerals never seen on earth extracted from meteorite sample Ever heard about elaliite and elkinstantonite?
December 27, 2022 Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.
December 27, 2022 RANKED: World’s richest diamond mines The Mining Intelligence latest top ten list ranks the world’s richest diamond mines, delineated by production and estimated value.
December 26, 2022 First Quantum CEO holds talks with Panama minister – source First Quantum CEO Tristan Pascall flew to Panama over Christmas to attend the meeting in person with the minister, Federico Alfaro, Reuters sources say.
December 26, 2022 First Quantum starts arbitration against Panama, says government The company accounts for roughly 3.5% of Panama's gross domestic product.
December 23, 2022 Alamos Gold sells non-core royalties for $5m to Metalla The deal includes a silver stream on the Esperanza project in Morelos, Mexico and royalties on the Fenn Gib South, Ronda and Northshore West exploration-stage projects in Ontario.
December 23, 2022 Panama aims for ‘fair’ deal with First Quantum The Cobre Panama mine is considered the largest private investment in the Central American country.
December 23, 2022 Triple Flag acquires royalty on polymetallic Thunder Bay North project Triple Flag is acquiring up to a 2.5% NSR royalty for $15 million on the platinum, palladium, copper and nickel project.
December 23, 2022 Vital Metals pivots to Nechalacho permitting as Saskatchewan plant costs double The company announced it will defer completing the facility's rare earth hydrometallurgical leaching, purification and rare earth precipitation circuits until 2024.
December 23, 2022 New calls for banning coal as punishment at Christmas An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.
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