Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity An interdisciplinary group of researchers is calling for more data on how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 26, 2021 | 10:17 am
World economy now set to surpass $100 trillion in 2022 China will overtake the U.S. in 2030, two years later than forecast a year ago. Bloomberg News | December 26, 2021 | 9:41 am
Russia’s largest new copper deposit to be developed under UN Global Compact guidelines Udokan Copper, owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov's holding firm USM, has joined the UN Global Compact. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 26, 2021 | 8:25 am
Codelco requests second arbitration against Ecuador over copper project The Llurimagua project has been the subject of commercial tensions since November 2020. Reuters | December 24, 2021 | 1:03 pm
Lithium production growth to accelerate, but supply risks abound — report A host of new players are developing new extraction techniques, which could upend primary supply of lithium, says Fitch. MINING.com Editor | December 24, 2021 | 1:02 pm
Copper supply in 2022 – eyes on Chile, Peru, DRC Bank of America expects demand to hold firm next year and only sees a surplus in 2023. MINING.com Editor | December 24, 2021 | 12:13 pm
BHP and Noront terminate support agreement BHP and Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals had been engaged in a tug of war with competing offers for Noront since July. MINING.com Editor | December 24, 2021 | 11:12 am
China names Chinalco director as head of new rare earths firm Ao Hong, a director at state-run metals group Chinalco, has been appointed chairman of a new rare earths company combining three major producers of the minerals. Reuters | December 24, 2021 | 10:36 am
Triple Flag buys royalties near Gold Fields’ Salares Norte project Total consideration for the three royalties was $4.9 million. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 24, 2021 | 9:52 am
