Base Metals Top Stories

Teck chooses Sumitomo to develop Chilean copper project in $1.2B deal

Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corp. will pay $800 million earn-in contribution and $400 million matching contribution for a third of Teck's 90% interest in Quebrada Blanca mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2018 | 3:12 am

Trade truce lights fire under mining stocks

Relief that an escalation in the trade war between the…

Frik Els | December 3, 2018 | 4:09 pm

China copper premiums slump to 18-month low as demand wanes

The premiums, paid on top of benchmark three-month London Metal…

Reuters | December 3, 2018 | 11:14 am

Trade war relief for metals, but bull-bear battle rages on: Andy Home

The macro picture may have brightened just a little after…

Reuters | December 3, 2018 | 10:24 am

Nautilus setting JV to secure support vessels for Solwara 1 project

The support ship will be used at the company's Solwara…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2018 | 10:00 am

Copper price pauses rally as traders weigh US inflation data

Copper is entering a second bull market this century, Citigroup said this week.

Bloomberg News | April 10, 2024 | 5:44 am

BHP set to dethrone Codelco as world’s biggest copper producer

As long as BHP’s giant Escondida mine in Chile continues to step up production, the Australian company will nudge past Codelco this year.

Bloomberg News | April 9, 2024 | 10:50 am

Column: Smelter charges collapse as zinc mine supply falters

A string of mine closures has tightened concentrate availability with significant implications for the refined metal market.

Reuters | April 9, 2024 | 5:58 am

Altona Rare Earths strikes copper deal in Botswana

The Africa-focused explorer and developer can acquire up to 85% of Ignate African Mining's Sesana copper-silver project.

Staff Writer | April 9, 2024 | 5:43 am

Copper price near 15-month high as supply fears spur bullish calls

Citigroup said there’s potential for “explosive price upside” again in the next three years.

Bloomberg News | April 9, 2024 | 4:40 am

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Teck chooses Sumitomo to develop Chilean copper project in $1.2B deal

Trade truce lights fire under mining stocks

China copper premiums slump to 18-month low as demand wanes

Trade war relief for metals, but bull-bear battle rages on: Andy Home

Nautilus setting JV to secure support vessels for Solwara 1 project

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Copper price pauses rally as traders weigh US inflation data

BHP set to dethrone Codelco as world’s biggest copper producer

Column: Smelter charges collapse as zinc mine supply falters

Altona Rare Earths strikes copper deal in Botswana

Copper price near 15-month high as supply fears spur bullish calls

Nickel Industries attracts strong interest for its Indonesian supply

Vietnam to invest $7.3bn to boost alumina, aluminum production

Taseko makes senior secured notes offering of $500 million

Copper price hits fresh 14-month high on supply fears, China optimism