November 27, 2021 Spain rejects Berkeley Energia’s uranium plant Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition denied Berkeley Energia’s request to build Europe’s only open-cast uranium mine.
November 26, 2021 Cobalt prices supported in 2021, expected to fall in 2022 — report S&P Global Market Intelligence says cobalt prices are expected to fall 8.3% in 2022 on supply growth and the easing of supply chain bottlenecks.
November 26, 2021 Copper price sinks as new covid variant spooks markets A new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant found in South Africa shook market sentiment.
November 26, 2021 Russia arrests safety inspectors after coal mining disaster; death toll jumps past 50 The detained inspectors issued a safety certificate for the mine in November but had not actually checked the facility.
November 25, 2021 Sandstorm Gold reports Hod Maden feasibility results, showing $1.05bn NPV The Hod Maden project has proven and probable mineral reserves of 2.45 million ounces of gold and 287 million pounds of copper.
November 25, 2021 Cornish Lithium gets $24 million to develop UK assets TechMet’s funding is the first institutional investment in Cornish Lithium, which has previously used crowdfunding to raise new capital.
November 24, 2021 Dozens remain trapped in Russian mine after fire Forty-five miners were trapped in a coal mine after a fire in the Kemerovo region of Russia's Siberia.
November 24, 2021 Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant slated for closure fires up The As Pontes coal plant in Spain's Galicia region, has been idle since July and is slated for closure.
November 24, 2021 Europe’s top zinc mine halted due to water flows Water began flooding the underground mine as a crew was drilling a pilot raise bore hole for a ventilation shaft.
November 24, 2021 India factory closures weigh on De Beers diamond revenues De beers diamond sales expected on the back foot heading into the key retail holiday season.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
