Albemarle joins newly formed lithium industry body The world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicles is the latest to join ILiA after mining giants including Rio Tinto and BASF. Reuters | December 22, 2021 | 2:21 pm
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. MINING.com Editor | December 22, 2021 | 12:37 pm
Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit mine at Marathon. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 22, 2021 | 10:47 am
Europe’s biggest aluminum smelter cuts output on power price surge The Aluminium Dunkerque plant has lost about 20 million euros ($22.6 million) since the beginning of November. Bloomberg News | December 22, 2021 | 10:25 am
Iron ore price retreats on covid-19 concerns The price fell on Wednesday as concerns over covid-19 curbs and the approaching off-season for construction activity in China soured sentiment. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2021 | 10:12 am
Surpluses on the horizon to douse fire under copper prices Mine supply is expected to rise 3.9% to nearly 22 million tonnes next year, according to the International Copper Study Group. Reuters | December 22, 2021 | 9:59 am
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa exceeds annual copper guidance, with over 100,000t YTD Ivanhoe's production guidance for 2021 was set at 92,500-100,000 tonnes. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 22, 2021 | 9:29 am
“Mining has brought nothing but poverty” – young environmentalists plan rewrite of Chile copper mining rules There’s a lot at stake. Chile’s government lists a total of almost $70 billion in possible mining projects this decade. Bloomberg News | December 22, 2021 | 8:51 am
Palladium price poised for rebound after being 2021’s worst metal There are better days coming soon for palladium as Chinese purchases pick up and supply chain problems eventually ease. Bloomberg News | December 22, 2021 | 8:38 am
