November 5, 2021 Vale cashes in on fertilizer boom with $1.3 billion Mosaic stock sale Brazilian iron ore giant thinks it’s time to cash in on the global fertilizer boom.
November 5, 2021 Minera Alamos pours first gold at Santana mine in Mexico Gold was recovered from material stacked during summer and intended primarily to commission the carbon recovery plant and related systems.
November 4, 2021 A squeeze on lithium has top producer ‘going as fast as we can’ Albemarle plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle of the year.
November 4, 2021 Sherritt plans to expand Cuban nickel mine The plan calls for a multi-phased approach, and work will include a new slurry preparation plant and expansion of other circuits at the mill.
November 4, 2021 Barrick Gold quarterly profit dented by weak prices The gold giant reported an 18% drop in third-quarter profit from the prior three-month period, weighed down by weaker prices for the precious metal.
November 3, 2021 Brazil’s CSN expects to produce or buy up to 37kt of iron ore in 2021 The firm expects capital expenditure on mine expansion projects to reach 560 million reais ($101 million) this year.
November 3, 2021 Damage from Brazil’s Samarco disaster at least $6.7bn, study says The conclusions come as Brazilian authorities and Samarco co-owners enter the final phases of a re-negotiation of a 2016 settlement.
November 3, 2021 Codelco see copper production fall in September BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production drop 12.2% year-on-year to 82,600 tonnes in the same month.
November 3, 2021 Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
