Base Metals Top Stories

Mining M&A jumps to five-year high

1,349 announced mining deals valued at $86B through December 18, up 60% from 2017.

Frik Els | December 24, 2018 | 10:33 am

Mining innovation helps lead BC’s economy into high-tech future

BC risks a contraction of the mining sector of the…

Business in Vancouver | December 24, 2018 | 12:40 am

Miners are budgeting for a recovery in copper

Don’t listen to what miners say. Look at what they…

Bloomberg Opinion | December 23, 2018 | 11:00 am

Acquiring or selling: Mining leaders talk about their 2019 plans

From dealing with debt to dividends, to corporate-level acquisitions and…

Bloomberg News | December 23, 2018 | 10:31 am

Strong Chilean copper project pipeline expected to come online — report

The report does have a caveat.

Amanda Stutt | December 23, 2018 | 9:00 am

Russia’s Udokan Copper assesses damage after fire

Udokan planned to launch the first stage of the plant in the second quarter of 2024.

Reuters | January 5, 2024 | 10:46 am

Fatal blast in Indonesia puts battery metal ambitions in spotlight ahead of presidential vote

Some 200 million Indonesians will vote for a new leader next month.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2024 | 10:11 am

Blade runners: how LFP batteries brought EV metal markets back to earth

In a few short years, LFP batteries crushed nickel and cobalt mining markets and new technology could do the same to lithium.

Frik Els | January 5, 2024 | 9:48 am

First Quantum said to be in talks with Jiangxi over Zambian mines

The rumoured negotiations could see Jiangxi buying one of the two mines First Quantum has in Zambia, or a stake in one of them.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2024 | 9:03 am

Copper prices fall on stronger US dollar

Copper prices fell as reduced bets for an early Fed interest rate cut lifted the dollar.

Staff Writer | January 5, 2024 | 4:51 am

Freeport Indonesia requests export ban exemption beyond May 2024

The company's smelter will not reach full capacity before December.

Reuters | January 5, 2024 | 3:10 am

Cordoba rises on $40 million for Colombian copper project

The latest installment from JCHX bolsters Cordoba’s financial standing as it seeks to reorganize its debt.

Henry Lazenby | January 4, 2024 | 2:42 pm

Buenaventura sees Antofagasta as ally in copper growth plans

While the Lima-based company is known mainly for its precious metal mines, it also owns 20% of the giant Cerro Verde copper mine operated by Freeport-McMoRan.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 12:43 pm

CMOC takes Glencore’s cobalt crown as output jumps 170%

Hong Kong-listed CMOC produced 55,526 tons of cobalt in 2023, it said in a filing.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:11 am

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