China’s Greatpower declares force majeure in face of covid outbreak Greatpower has monthly capacity to make 3,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate, a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 12:11 pm
BHP, China Minmetals use MineHub’s blockchain platform for copper concentrate transaction In 2020, BHP completed the first iron ore blockchain transaction, but this was the first transaction of its kind for copper concentrates. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2021 | 10:19 am
Orla pours first gold at Camino Rojo in Mexico Three bars were poured with a total weight of 1,278 oz containing approximately 770 oz of gold and 510 oz of silver. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2021 | 10:17 am
Antofagasta plans 20% increase in copper output by 2026 Five-year production could reach around 900,000 tonnes of copper by 2026 if the second concentrator at its Centinela mine in Chile is approved. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 9:53 am
Nexa suspends operations at Cerro Lindo mine in Peru due to road blockade Nexa called the road blockade "illegal" and said it would only be carrying out "critical functions" during the suspension. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 9:49 am
i-80 Gold to raise $135 million for Nevada mining complex Following completion, the Nevada-focused gold miner expects to have approximately $200 million in its treasury. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2021 | 9:31 am
LG Energy strikes supply deal with recycling firm South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its battery unit LG Energy Solution agreed to buy 20,000 tonnes of battery-grade nickel from Li-Cycle over 10 years starting in 2023 as part of a deal that includes a $50 million investment in the Bloomberg News | December 14, 2021 | 8:31 am
Argonaut Gold sees Magino capex rise 57%, CEO departs Argonaut has invested about C$342 million into Magino so far, leaving about C$459 million needed to complete the project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2021 | 8:26 am
Australia battery metals players eye S. Korea market prospects The Asian country controls a third of the $46 billion market for electric vehicle batteries. Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 8:03 am
