Base Metals Top Stories

Nickel rally fades, electric vehicle buzz doesn’t

Was it another false dawn for the nickel market?

Reuters | February 12, 2019 | 10:37 am

Bougainville’s $58B gold-copper mine rights safe for now as Mining Act changes rejected

The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has rejected…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2019 | 9:51 am

Peruvian authorities looking into possible tailings dam spill at Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine

The country's environmental agency OEFA detected a "flow of a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2019 | 6:00 am

Minerals Council of Australia calls for tax, workplace law reform

According to the industry group, such reform would encourage additional…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 10, 2019 | 12:46 pm

Codelco ready to resume operations at Chuquicamata despite torrential rains

The wet season in the austral summer has caused havoc…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 10, 2019 | 11:41 am

Codelco copper output hit by lingering effects of rock collapse

El Teniente’s first-half production is tracking lower than the same period last year as it repairs areas of the underground operation affected by the collapse last June.

Bloomberg News | June 10, 2024 | 3:49 pm

Premium Nickel upsizes Botswana financing to $20 million

The upsized financing represents nearly double the initial offering amount.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:50 am

Palamina to buy Aurania’s Peru unit to boost copper assets

The move will give Palamina access to strategic copper and silver projects in the country, including the Vicus Pluma project.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:23 am

Electra gets Canadian gov’t funding for critical minerals recycling project

The company is accelerating the next phase of its recycling project to demonstrate that its hydrometallurgical black mass process is scalable, profitable, and can be implemented at other locations.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 10:16 am

Southern Silver study ups NPV, mine life for Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico

The study forecasts an initial capex of $388 million and an after-tax NPV of $501 million.

Blair McBride | June 10, 2024 | 10:01 am

LME aluminum queue jumps to five months after Trafigura delivery

Exchange data showed a wait of 159 days for aluminum at warehouses owned by Istim Metals at Port Klang in Malaysia at the end of May.

Bloomberg News | June 10, 2024 | 8:47 am

Buenaventura resumes ore treatment at El Brocal plant

Despite the suspension, the company said it still expects to achieve its budgeted production in the third quarter.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 8:35 am

Vale Indonesia says Febriany Eddy reappointed as CEO as MIND ID deal approaches

Eddy will be on the new board of directors from the closure of MIND ID transactions, expected this month, until 2027.

Reuters | June 10, 2024 | 6:55 am

Ditching noble metals improves efficiency of zinc-air batteries

A new metal-nitrogen-carbon catalyst for zinc-air batteries has proven to outperform noble metal catalysts.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2024 | 6:06 am

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