Base Metals Top Stories

Detour Gold names Paulson-backed Bill Williams as interim CEO

Shares of the company were up 1.5 percent at C$11.93 in early trade.

Reuters | January 3, 2019 | 12:34 pm

Anglo American management shake-up sees Brazil-based CEO replaced

Ruben Fernandes, who has led the company’s iron ore and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2019 | 4:58 am

Centamin reshuffles board amid production hitches at Sukari mine

Josef El-Raghy had moved from executive chairman to chairman, as…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2019 | 3:38 am

Tropical cyclone hits far North Australia near Rio Tinto mine

Tropical Cyclone Penny slammed into the far north coast near…

Bloomberg News | January 2, 2019 | 10:40 am

SolGold begins 2019 strong on new mineralization at Ecuador project

Company has discovered a new copper and gold mineralization at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2019 | 10:20 am

Lundin Mining sees record copper production in 2023

Its 2023 output was at the guidance midpoint or above for all metals produced.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2024 | 10:27 am

Marimaca stock up on new drill results at copper project in Antofagasta region

Since its discovery in 2016, Marimaca has more than doubled the deposit’s resource.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2024 | 9:18 am

Cochilco raises 2024 copper price projection to $3.85/lb

Cochilco said it was raising the estimate due to "factors like the normalization of monetary policy in the United States."

Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 9:10 am

LME CEO aims to have first contracts with Shanghai futures exchange in 2024

The specific contacts to be launched with ShFE were still under discussion.

Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 6:51 am

First Quantum to halt Ravensthorpe nickel mine

The miner will sell nickel from the stockpiles for the next 18 months to two years, but would have to cut 30% of the workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2024 | 3:56 am

Sodium-ion batteries prove to be resource-efficient

Sodium-ion batteries have an equivalent climate impact as their lithium-ion counterparts – but there isn’t a risk of running out of raw materials.

Staff Writer | January 14, 2024 | 6:21 am

Norway just raised the stakes over deep sea mining

The Jan. 9 determination makes Norway the first country to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters.

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2024 | 1:15 pm

Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel, has right to buy 10% of Crawford project

The South Korean battery maker can acquire a 10% equity interest in the Crawford project for $100.5 million.

Staff Writer | January 12, 2024 | 9:39 am

Codelco caps worst year in quarter century with production drop

Production for the last three months of the year was 358,000 metric tons, compared with about 384,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2024 | 9:08 am

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