December 22, 2021 ALROSA names diamond after folklore heroine to honor indigenous culture Kyndykan was a young girl who was miraculously found alive 200 years ago by Yakut hunters near the Verkhoyansk Mountains in an ancestral settlement completely wiped out by smallpox.
December 19, 2021 All 128 miners safely evacuated after incident at Russian mine Over 100 miners were evacuated from a Siberian coal mine after fire sensors were triggered.
December 19, 2021 Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle.
December 7, 2021 Erdene gains key environment nod, begins early work at Bayan Khundii in Mongolia A formal construction decision is expected in early 2022.
November 30, 2021 Turquoise Hill okays Oyu Tolgoi $75m bridging budget Sum allows the miner to continue progressing critical activities at the underground expansion, but doesn’t guarantee further crucial investment will get approved.
November 23, 2021 Nornickel proposes doubling 9-month dividend amid high metals prices Nornickel is paying out 60% of its core earnings in dividends for 2021.
November 14, 2021 Blast destroys roof at Russia’s NLMK steel plant, injures worker A blast at a plant of Russia's steelmaker NLMK destroyed the roof of its coal storage facility and caused a brief fire late on Sunday.
November 9, 2021 CHART: Lagging nickel price defies aenemic supply pipeline Nickel is the worst performing base metal in 2021, but the metal’s project pipeline covers less than 10% of requirements through 2030, says new report.
November 4, 2021 RANKED: Top 10 mining projects with world’s most valuable ore The province of Saskatchewan has some high-grade uranium.
China aluminum output at record, steel below 1 billion tons Aluminum production increased 2.4% to to 45.02 million tons, having risen every year this decade. January 19, 2026 | 09:27 am
