Base Metals Top Stories

Havilah inks agreement for Australia’s largest undeveloped open pit copper-gold deposit

The move brings the company one step closer to being granted a mining lease.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2018 | 7:05 am

Hudbay completes acquisition of Mason Resources

The deal closed for C$31 million.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2018 | 6:59 am

Seabridge on trail of large sulphide-bearing intrusion at Iskut

All indications point toward a large copper-gold porphyry system.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 18, 2018 | 2:55 pm

New ramp at BHP’s Olympic Dam doubles capacity

The Kalta decline is key to reaching the Southern mine…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 18, 2018 | 1:55 pm

Copper price falls despite China’s promise of more ‘economic miracles’

Industrial metal prices tumble as President Xi's defiant speech intensifies…

Frik Els | December 18, 2018 | 1:10 pm

Battery recycling shatters the myth of electric-vehicle waste

Though still in its infancy, EV recycling is already profitable and capable of recovering more than 95% of the key minerals.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2024 | 8:34 am

Guinea’s bauxite production increases for third consecutive year

The West African nation's bauxite production rose over 19% year-on-year in 2023 to about 123 million metric tons.

Reuters | April 24, 2024 | 7:29 am

First Quantum could remove copper from Panama mine after election, CEO says

Panama goes to polls in May this year.

Reuters | April 24, 2024 | 7:01 am

E-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners but adoption is slow – report

A new report by IDTechEx states that even though investing in e-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners, adoption is still in its nascent stages.

Staff Writer | April 24, 2024 | 6:06 am

China copper gauge at zero offers stark warning to metals bulls

Premiums paid on imported refined copper extended a months-long decline to reach zero for the first time in Shanghai going back to 2017.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2024 | 5:43 am

World’s biggest energy traders are returning to metals markets

Vitol, Gunvor and Mercuria Energy are among the traders building out their metals teams, as they look to deploy capital generated by record profits.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2024 | 1:23 am

OceanaGold prices $106 million IPO of Philippine unit

OceanaGold plans to sell up to 456 million common shares or a 20% stake in OceanaGold Philippines.

Reuters | April 24, 2024 | 12:39 am

First Quantum Minerals cuts debt by over $1bn in first quarter

The company in February had announced a series of capital restructuring measures that would strengthen its balance sheet and cut debt.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 7:05 pm

ESG Watch: Why climate change is leaving mining firms between a rock and a hard place

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:40 pm

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