SolGold expands Cascabel resource endowment with maiden estimate for TAM deposit The TAM deposit lies approximately 3 kms north of the Alpala deposit, the main target in the Cascabel concession. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 9:34 am
Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 — report According to S&P, global exploration budgets are expected to increase between 5% and 15% in 2022. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 6:06 am
Copper price surges past $11,000 on supply squeeze Traders are paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the LME warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 11:28 pm
Peru community says will block key mining road used by MMG’s Las Bambas mine Local leaders say Las Bambas has brought pollution to the area and little in the way of economic development. Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 11:07 pm
Copper spread widens to most in more than 25 years on supply squeeze The spread between cash and three-month futures surged to over $1,000 on the LME on Monday, a premium not seen since at least 1994. Bloomberg News | October 18, 2021 | 1:58 pm
Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals Demand for copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients. Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | October 18, 2021 | 12:22 pm
Pallinghurst to beef up EV battery metal business with stake in Talon Metals Mining investor will acquire a 19.2% stake in EV battery metal miner for about $80.2 million. Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:17 am
Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home. Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:08 am
Noront Resources picks Wyloo bid over BHP BHP has five days to come back with a better offer, or give up on grabbing Noront's Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper deposit in Ontario. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2021 | 5:49 am