Base Metals Top Stories

Jack and Adam Lundin are TNM’s Persons of the Year for 2024

The Lundin brothers represent a new generation taking over the leadership of family-owned mining companies.

Northern Miner Staff | November 4, 2024 | 6:58 am

Prefeasibility for FPX Nickel’s Baptiste project puts NPV over $2 billion

The company intends to develop a high-margin, long-life, large-scale and…

Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 10:15 am

Ranked: The world’s top cobalt producing countries

Cobalt, an essential component for certain types of EV batteries,…

Visual Capitalist - Elements | July 24, 2023 | 9:00 am

Bolivia taps Chinese battery giant CATL to help develop lithium riches

Bolivia's iconic salt flats are home to the world's largest…

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 7:51 am

Vale evaluates offers for $2.5 billion base metals unit

Vale Base Metals, to be based in the UK, will…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2023 | 6:09 am

World’s top energy trader Vitol eyes metals as oil demand set to peak

CEO Hardy points to iron ore, copper, and aluminum as potential markets.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2024 | 9:12 am

VIDEO: Trump re-election to bring commodity volatility in coming months

As Trump’s policies take shape, miners face uncertainties that could reshape the global commodity landscape, says CRU analyst Alex Tuckett.

MINING.COM Editor | November 8, 2024 | 9:03 am

China opens up copper blending business to private firms

China has allowed more private firms to blend more polluting complex copper concentrates domestically.

Reuters | November 8, 2024 | 7:32 am

Codelco copper production rises in September, Escondida dips

Chile's state-run copper giant increased production by 5.2.% year-on-year in September.

Reuters | November 8, 2024 | 7:25 am

Vedanta tops Q2 profit view on higher metals prices

Vedanta benefitted from higher prices of aluminum, zinc and copper, its biggest businesses.

Reuters | November 8, 2024 | 7:22 am

Huayou seeks $2.7 billion for Ford-backed Indonesia nickel plant

The fundraising comes as benchmark nickel prices trade near a four-year low amid weaker demand from the stainless steel market.

Bloomberg News | November 7, 2024 | 5:05 pm

Canada’s auditor general snaps at climate, Indigenous gaps in critical minerals strategy

Government program issued in 2022 budgets C$3.8 billion on critical minerals support over eight years.

Colin McLelland - The Northern Miner | November 7, 2024 | 1:33 pm

Teck’s Amparo Cornejo named TNM’s first Operator of the Year

Cornejo,first joined Teck in 2014 as director of social responsibility and corporate affairs.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 7, 2024 | 1:00 pm

Aldebaran soars to new high as it teams up with Rio Tinto venture on Altar project

Nuton, Rio Tinto's leaching technology venture, can earn 20% of the project by making staged payments totalling $250 million.

Staff Writer | November 7, 2024 | 9:57 am

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