Base Metals Top Stories

Nautilus Minerals’ plans to mine the seafloor sink deeper

Creditors have voted in favour of liquidating the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2019 | 3:54 am

Why Goldman thinks nickel is trading like a biotech start-up — opinion

Nickel is defying both the general macroeconomic concerns weighing on…

Reuters | June 26, 2019 | 11:58 am

SolGold shares soar after Ecuador court dismisses call for referendum on mining

The country's Constitutional Court has rejected calls for a referendum,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 4:38 am

Avesoro resumes operations at Burkina Faso’s gold mine

Company had to halt mining and processing at Youga last…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2019 | 7:00 am

Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine

Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2019 | 4:03 am

Sumitomo resumes production at Madagascar’s nickel project

Sumitomo has been struggling to stabilise production and improve profitability at the Madagascar project, which launched in 2005.

Reuters | October 30, 2024 | 11:59 pm

Copper output from Codelco down nearly 5% this year, but recovery expected

Codelco sees copper 2024 production of between 1.325 million and 1.352 million tons.

Reuters | October 30, 2024 | 1:13 pm

Firefly glows on Newfoundland copper project resource surge

The company expanded its Green Bay copper-gold project’s contained metal by 42% in an update this week, putting it on course to restart the Ming mine in 2028.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | October 30, 2024 | 1:09 pm

Ivanhoe cuts copper forecast on DRC power woes, while Friedland touts new discoveries

The Toronto-based company lowered the copper guidance to 425,000–450,000 tonnes, from 440,000–490,000 tonnes.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | October 30, 2024 | 12:32 pm

Abandoned copper mines embraced as fast track to boost output

A range of companies are firing up abandoned assets once seen as financial liabilities to fast-track significant volumes of supply.

Reuters | October 30, 2024 | 11:55 am

Rio Tinto transitions to renewable diesel at Kennecott

The operation's overall carbon footprint has now been reduced by more than 80% from 2018 levels.

Staff Writer | October 30, 2024 | 9:16 am

Fireweed grows Boundary target beyond zinc-lead-silver resource in Yukon

The results follow a successful summer of exploration at Macpass.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | October 30, 2024 | 9:10 am

Column: Australia should lead the energy transition, but is it missing the boat?

The mood was a bit downbeat this week at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Sydney.

Reuters | October 30, 2024 | 8:35 am

Saudi Arabia in advanced talks over Zambia copper mine stake, Ma’aden CEO says

Saudi Arabia is expecting a deal by the end of the year.

Reuters | October 30, 2024 | 7:01 am

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