Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant, which will double copper output, to start operations a quarter earlier. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 7:09 am
Barrick CEO, PNG Prime Minister to meet on potential fast-track of Porgera restart Bristow hopes to speed up negotiations for the reopening of Papua New Guinea's vast open pit and underground gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 3:51 am
Scientists propose using CO2 to create Martian fuel An updated chemical process could cheaply bring astronauts back from Mars and help mitigate climate change. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 12, 2021 | 1:30 am
Newcrest sees drop in costs, higher copper output Newcrest expects to produce around 2 million ounces of gold a year until at least 2030. Reuters | October 11, 2021 | 5:33 pm
Zijin’s lithium foray adds to China’s push for battery materials Zijin shares jumped as much as 8.8% in Hong Kong on Monday, and are up 17% this year. Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 2:42 pm
In a world fighting climate change, fossil fuels take revenge The cost of coal has surged above $200 a tonne, surpassing the 2008 peak during the last commodity boom, and natural gas in Europe and Asia is at an all time high. Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 2:03 pm
Lithium deal shows China’s accelerating race for battery metals Lithium has gotten so hot that even China’s gold miners want a slice of the market, sky high valuations and all. Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 11:43 am
International Nickel Study Group forecasts rising nickel demand in 2022 Exports of unprocessed nickel ore from Indonesia, the world’s top nickel miner, ceased in January 2020, due to a government-imposed ban. Dan Sekulich - The Northern Miner | October 11, 2021 | 11:24 am
World’s top copper projects by capex — report Global copper mine production is set to expand by 7.8% y-o-y in 2021 as a result of multiple new projects coming online, says Fitch. MINING.com Editor | October 11, 2021 | 11:23 am
