BHP revives appetite for deals with biggest rivals in sights After sitting dormant for more than a decade, miner is positioning itself for a return to large-scale M&A. Bloomberg News | January 18, 2022 | 8:02 am
Peru communities reject latest proposal to end Las Bambas mine conflicts Blockades have totaled over 400 days on and off since 2016. Reuters | January 18, 2022 | 7:34 am
Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 18, 2022 | 6:06 am
First Quantum to pay $375m a year in royalties to Panama The Canadian miner has reached a deal with the country's government to increase royalty payments from its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2022 | 3:53 am
Key insights from the inaugural Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing. Northern Miner Staff | January 17, 2022 | 6:01 pm
Workers at Teck Resources’ BC mine to hold ratification vote The union will schedule a ratification vote to be concluded no later than January 24. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 12:42 pm
No new year resolution for out-of-favour copper market Copper’s fall from grace among fund players is clear to see in sliding volumes across all three major trading venues, writes Andy Home. Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 7:33 am
One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations The Challhuahuacho community signed a memorandum of understanding committing to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 16, 2022 | 11:46 am
Peru’s economy grows 3.47% in November, but mining contracts amid protests An advance in consumption was offset by a drop in the country's key mining sector beset by environmental protests. Reuters | January 15, 2022 | 5:35 pm