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Christmas An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.
December 22, 2022 Electra Battery Materials launches demonstration plant in Temiskaming Shores Electra claims it will process up to 75 tonnes of black mass material in batches mode using its proprietary hydrometallurgical process in the demonstration plant.
December 22, 2022 Panama and First Quantum mull fresh talks on copper mine next week The two sides may sit down together as soon as Dec. 26, although a schedule for the talks hasn’t been confirmed.
December 22, 2022 Prices will fall across metals and mining in 2023 – Woodmac Commodity research firm says production growth, weaker demand and negative sentiment in the industry will see iron ore, copper and industrial metals sink next year.
December 21, 2022 Canada blocks Glencore’s proposed coal mine project in British Columbia Government determined adverse environmental effects of the proposed Sukunka Coal Mine Project, an open-pit metallurgical coal mine.
December 21, 2022 Teck contributed $20 billion to global GDP in 2022 Deloitte reports Teck’s operations contributed $10.9 billion to Canada’s GDP.
December 21, 2022 Asante Gold targets synergies and extending mine life at Bibiani and Chirano in Ghana The Bibiani and Chirano gold mines, situated 15 km apart in Ghana, are expected to produce a combined 400,000 oz. of gold next year.
December 21, 2022 Aya confirms extension of high-grade silver discovery at Zgounder mine in Morocco One drill hole intercepted 3,956 g/t silver over 21.6 metres, including an intersection of 5,792 g/t silver over 14.4 metres.
December 21, 2022 Foran’s $150m loan helps nearly cover McIlvenna Bay copper project cost in Saskatchewan The financing will almost cover the estimated C$368 million cost to build 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
