Base Metals Top Stories

Zambia Vedanta unit halts operations at underground mine on tax concerns

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), majority owned by Vedanta, suspended operations at its Nchanga mine following the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, the company said.

Reuters | January 5, 2019 | 5:58 am

Top 3 reasons to avoid running project cost estimates in-house

There are real costs associated with conducting project cost estimates…

Brad Terhune, LG and Scott Stebbins, PE | January 4, 2019 | 2:15 pm

The mining world watches as Congo counts votes for next leader

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in uncharted waters as…

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2019 | 10:28 am

Congo slashes cobalt output estimate for Jan-Sept 2018

The revision means that output of cobalt rose 35.9 percent…

Reuters | January 4, 2019 | 8:55 am

China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst

With metals ringing off the new year on a weak…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2019 | 5:50 am

What’s Anglo worth? For now it’s less than the sum of its parts

Anglo’s shares are trading about 8% above the price implied by BHP’s initial proposal.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2024 | 7:36 am

UK’s FTSE 100 hits record high as favourable data boosts sentiment

Anglo American jumped 3.2% after Reuters reported that Glencore was mulling an approach for the miner.

Reuters | May 3, 2024 | 7:25 am

Anglo CEO meets South Africa mines minister after BHP’s takeover proposal

CEO Duncan Wanblad is meeting minister Gwede Mantashe for the first time since rejecting BHP's $39bn takeover bid last week.

Reuters | May 3, 2024 | 6:46 am

Underwater power play for metals in full swing

The International Seabed Authority, which next meets in July, is hashing out the world’s first underwater mining code.

Alisha Hiyate | May 3, 2024 | 6:24 am

BHP’s high-stakes tilt for Anglo puts regulators in spotlight

The proposed $39 billion combination has more than enough components to trigger intense oversight by regulators concerned about implications for market concentration and access to key minerals.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2024 | 4:56 am