January 28, 2022 Teck Resources’ QB2 to cost up to $500m more than planned It estimates the covid-19 pandemic will impact the expansion project's cost by $900 to $1.1 billion, up from the $600 million anticipated.
January 27, 2022 Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs 2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.
January 27, 2022 Canada says it saw no need to block China firm’s bid for lithium miner The opposition Conservatives said the Liberal government should have blocked Zijin Mining from buying Neo Lithium.
January 27, 2022 Mining People: Asante Gold, Azimut Exploration, Canada Nickel, GoldHaven, K2 Gold, Labrador Uranium, New Pacific Management appoints announced this week include: Advance United Holdings welcomed Kevin Glendenning as chief technology officer. Jon Grygorceiwicz is CFO at Asante […]
January 27, 2022 Teck chooses Caterpillar to decarbonize haulage fleet Teck's goal is to reduce the carbon intensity of its operations by 33% by 2030 and be a carbon-neutral operator by 2050.
January 27, 2022 Pure Gold raises C$25m to ramp up Red Lake mine; AngloGold ups stake The PureGold mine is one of the highest grade gold mines on the globe, with probable resources averaging 8.97 g/t gold.
January 27, 2022 De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million carats, as the miner boosted output to meet recovering demand.
January 26, 2022 Politics turning against copper mining – Freeport’s Adkerson The task of ramping up copper supply to meet growing demand in the clean-energy transition is getting harder as societies and communities resist new mines and politicians seek a bigger…
January 26, 2022 New Found Gold makes new discovery of 28+ g/t in Keats footwall New Found first encountered the Keats footwall in October 2021 when it drilled 3.4 metres grading 88.53 g/t gold.
January 26, 2022 Osisko confirms new high-grade zone at Golden Bear Osisko says the new zone displays silica alteration and pyrite with visible gold, similar to the Lynx zones at Windfall.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am