Global miners must overcome labour shortages, inflation pain to meet targets Analysts expect earnings to be driven lower this year and next. Reuters | April 22, 2022 | 9:16 am
Gold price en route to weekly loss with Fed eyeing big rate hikes Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said a half-point interest rate increase “will be on the table.” Staff Writer | April 22, 2022 | 8:56 am
Copper price down on China’s covid-19 worries China's zero tolerance approach to covid has seen banks slash their growth forecasts for the country. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 22, 2022 | 8:41 am
Chile constitution drafters reject mining-adverse proposal The 52 articles rejected sought tightening up the protection of the country’s natural resources, including copper and lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2022 | 8:41 am
‘Mr. Lithium’ warns there’s not enough battery metal to go around Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for the auto industry, writes Gabrielle Coppola. Bloomberg News | April 22, 2022 | 8:07 am
Glencore cobalt mine scrutinized as Congo revisits foreign deals The country added the Mutanda mine to a list of projects that could face renegotiation. Bloomberg News | April 22, 2022 | 7:56 am
Indonesia raises coal royalty rate to range of 14% to 28% The new royalty rate takes effect immediately for special mining permits issued prior to 2022 Reuters | April 22, 2022 | 7:51 am
Ukraine miner Ferrexpo delays dividend, pauses some projects The miner, which makes iron ore pellets used in the steel industry, has all its operations in Ukraine but away from the main conflict zones. Reuters | April 22, 2022 | 7:45 am
Newmont posts fall in first-quarter profit Newmont in February warned that Omicron-related issues could impact its gold production by as much as 150,000 ounces in the first quarter. Reuters | April 22, 2022 | 7:41 am
