Base Metals Top Stories

OK2 buys three mines in Scandinavia

Together with the acquisition, the Vancouver-based miner will change its name to Norra Metals Corp.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 13, 2018 | 7:07 am

Workers at Codelco’s iconic Chuquicamata mine down tools

World's No. 1 copper producer says mine operating normally despite…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2018 | 3:54 am

Power Ore buys former Falconbridge Opemiska complex

The complex produced more than 1.0 billion lb. of copper…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 12, 2018 | 2:52 pm

Casa discovers new zone at Pitman in BC

Prospecting, rock and soil geochemical sampling graded as high as…

Northern Miner Staff | December 12, 2018 | 1:27 pm

Canadian universities not keeping up with mining industry demands—report

Undergraduate mining engineering program enrollment dropped 12% between 2015 and…

Business in Vancouver | December 12, 2018 | 12:17 pm

Panama election unlikely to shift outlook for First Quantum’s copper mine

Among the five frontrunners for presidency, three have vowed to continue with the plans to close the Cobre Panama mine.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 8:23 am

Column: Funds buy back into copper’s supercycle credentials

The impact of fund flows on the current price dynamics may be a harbinger of things to come.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 7:40 am

Copper market grapples with a crucial question

Not everyone is convinced that this is the beginning of a long-awaited bull market.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2024 | 7:01 am

Glencore acts to profit from LME post-sanction rule change

Glencore aims to take thousands of metric tons of Russian aluminum from the LME and return it at a later date to profit from rule changes.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 6:52 am

Saudi Arabia nears $1bn deal for stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq

Through its investment fund Manara Minerals, Saudi Arabia is seeking at least a 25% interest in the Reko Diq copper and gold project.

MINING.COM Editor | April 18, 2024 | 6:27 am

Chile’s president says Codelco output to grow; touts investment climate

Boric also stressed the need for greater economic distribution of mining industry profits to local communities.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 6:25 am

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine

Krivelj used to be a lively village surrounded by green hills, then mining began in the 1970s, and pollution has quadrupled since Zijin took over.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 6:00 am

Tin price rallies, inventories fall after one party takes big position

The LME benchmark tin price is by far the top gainer on the exchange this year.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 5:41 am

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has built an EV battery colossus

Last month, Redwood Materials flipped the switch on its first commercial-scale line producing a fine black powder essential to electric vehicle batteries.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2024 | 5:36 am

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