Coal • Dec 22, 2021
COP26 1.5-degree dream: Can metals and mining
Although opinions on the impact of COP26 varied, there is widespread agreement on one point: a lack of immediate, decisive action on carbon emissions will inexorably…
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Press Release • Dec 21, 2021
Lundin Mining to acquire world-class Josemaria
Lundin Mining announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Josemaria Resources to acquire all of its shares through a plan of arrangement…
Base Metals • Dec 20, 2021
Nornickel has announced a new carbon footprint
Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, has announced the development of a method and model for measuring the carbon footprint of…
Copper • Dec 20, 2021
Bacteria killed 100 times faster by new copper
Researchers from RMIT University and CSIRO, Australia's national research agency, have invented a copper surface that kills bacteria 100 times faster and more effectively than conventional…
Press Release • Dec 18, 2021
Lundin slumps after deal to buy copper-gold
Lundin Mining Corp. fell the most since March after it agreed to acquire Josemaria Resources Inc., a copper-gold project in Argentina, for C$625 million ($483 million).…
Press Release • Dec 18, 2021
Lundin Mining to Acquire Josemaria Resources
TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - (TSX: LUN) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUMI) Lundin Mining Corporation (“Lundin Mining” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement…
Battery Metals • Dec 17, 2021
Massive Opposition: Serbia lithium mine to be
After a large-scale protest shakes the country's administration, local officials have put a $2.4 billion project on hold. Following protests by environmentalists that rattled the country's…
Copper • Dec 15, 2021
World Copper Announces Approval by Cardero
World Copper Ltd. (“World Copper” or the “Company“; TSXV: WCU, OTCQB: WCUFF) announces that Cardero Resource Corp. (“Cardero“) shareholders have approved all matters voted on at…
Battery Metals • Dec 13, 2021
Anti-Rio Tinto demonstrators in Belgrade
Thousands of protestors in Belgrade and other Serbian cities have stopped significant highways and bridges for the last two weekends to oppose the proposed lithium mine,…
Africa • Dec 13, 2021
Multiple Investigations Have Led To No
When Beny Steinmetz, the Israeli millionaire, arrived at Athens airport on a private plane over two weeks ago, he was detained by Greek police and is…
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