Base Metals Top Stories

OceanaGold reports 2019 guidance and exploration budget

OceanaGold Corp. says its mines will produce a total of between 500,000 and 550,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 to 15,000 tonnes of copper this year.

Northern Miner Staff | February 4, 2019 | 12:43 pm

First Quantum is said to offer $700m for Zambia mine

The deal would also include ZCCM-IH dropping a $1.4 billion…

Bloomberg News | February 4, 2019 | 10:38 am

Zimbabwe looks to alleviate foreign currency shortages -mines minister

"At the end of the day it is an issue…

Reuters | February 4, 2019 | 9:56 am

Africa Mining Indaba: Dam safety, Zambia taxes, Ford on cobalt

Executives, investors and government officials met in Cape Town at…

Bloomberg News | February 4, 2019 | 9:39 am

Rio’s BC Works smelter ASI certified

The ASI certification is the highest internationally recognized standard for…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 4, 2019 | 8:04 am

Copper price falls through $10,000 as exchange inventories keep rising

Stockpiles on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have climbed to the highest since 2020.

Bloomberg News | June 4, 2024 | 7:30 am

BHP faces test of patience after $49 billion Anglo bid fails

Over the coming months, copper deals are unlikely to be far from executives’ minds.

Bloomberg News | June 4, 2024 | 7:27 am

Mine pollution has isolated British trout — study

Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically "isolated" from other trout.

Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 6:15 am

MMG plans to raise $1.16bn to repay debt, fund mine development

The Chinese miner is raising funds to support the ongoing development of its operating mines.

Reuters | June 3, 2024 | 4:46 pm

Rio Tinto marks 70th year of operations at British Columbia’s only aluminum smelter

Rio hosted a celebration on June 1 at the Kitimat smelter site, with more than 1,800 attendees including four generations of employees and retirees.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 4:22 pm

China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan

Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 11:11 am

Cascadia Minerals stock soars on fund manager financing

The private placement is led by Michael Gentile, one of its largest shareholders, who plans to up his stake to 9.99%.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 9:45 am

New technocrat Mexican leader unlikely pro-mining even as she replaces ‘whim and bombast’

Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to continue the anti-mining policies of outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador.

Colin McClelland | June 3, 2024 | 7:49 am

Freeport Indonesia raises output target, awaits new export permit

Indonesia banned shipments of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport was given a year-long dispensation.

Reuters | June 3, 2024 | 7:18 am

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