MP Materials enters rare earth magnet supply deal with GM, to build factory in Texas MP will develop a 200,000 sqft. greenfield metal, alloy and NdFeB magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 9:35 am
Copper price down on cooling China growth, firmer dollar Prices are up 20% this year while a wider index of industrial metals is up nearly 30%. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 9:00 am
New uranium-containing mineral could provide information on how to clean up nuclear waste Oldsite forms from the interaction of air and water with uranium and iron-sulphide ores in humid underground environments. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 6:11 am
Kinross Gold to buy Great Bear for $1.42 billion Great Bear Dixie project in northwestern Ontario is considered one of the most important Canadian gold discoveries in modern history. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 10:20 pm
Swedish consortium gets funding to commercialize grid-scale energy storage concept Mine Storage aims to build the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 2:39 pm
Copper price rises while Commerzbank sees setback in 2022 The global refined copper market is expected to be in a significant surplus in 2022, according to ICSG. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 9:46 am
Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2021 | 9:20 am
Ascot gets permit for Premier gold project, first production expected in Q1 2023 The mine in British Columbia's Golden Triangle is expected to produce 1.1 moz gold and 3 moz silver over an 8-year mine life. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2021 | 9:46 am
Copper price up as China imports rise Arrivals of unwrought copper and products stood at 510,402 tonnes last month, higher than 410,541 tonnes in October but still down 9.1% from a year earlier. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2021 | 9:35 am
