Zijin announces expansion plan for Congo copper joint venture Its "de-bottlenecking plan" will increase the combined design processing capacity of the concentrator plants. Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 9:04 pm
Value of battery metals in newly-sold EVs tops $1.5bn in single month MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as electric vehicle sales lift off and lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise. MINING.com Editor | February 22, 2022 | 3:48 pm
CIM names incoming President-Elect Ian Pearce will assume the role of CIM president in May 2024 following Michael Cinnamond (2023-2024) and Anne Marie Toutant (2022-2023). MINING.com Editor | February 22, 2022 | 3:03 pm
Pilbara Minerals delivers first profit on lithium boom The company posted net profit attributable of A$114 million for six months ended Dec. 31. Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 1:33 pm
USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four. MINING.com Editor | February 22, 2022 | 1:23 pm
Charts: Copper project pantry bare from 2025 BofA sees long-term copper supply challenged amid a lack of development. Henry Lazenby | February 22, 2022 | 11:50 am
Zimbabwe’s state-owned miner selected to revive steel firm Zimbabwe has selected Kuvimba Mining to revive one of the continent’s largest steel mills. Bloomberg News | February 22, 2022 | 10:14 am
Vale resumes operations at Totten mine in Ontario The copper, nickel and precious metals venture in Sudbury, Ontario, had its operations halted in September. Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 10:09 am
Biden set to tout US progress on critical minerals production Biden himself has said little about why his administration has blocked some mines while touting the need to boost domestic production of critical minerals. Reuters | February 22, 2022 | 10:08 am
