Base Metals Top Stories

DRC cobalt deposits not ‘that old’

By analyzing the age of known deposits, researchers get clues of where to find unexplored ones.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 25, 2018 | 6:00 am

Edmonton miner optimistic about Peruvian copper-gold project

The Chapitos project is located in the Peruvian Iron Oxide…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 23, 2018 | 8:15 am

Gold mines to inject new life into Canada’s far north

Economic growth in Yukon and Nunavut is expected to surpass…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2018 | 8:13 am

SolGold CEO excited by prospects for Ecuadorian copper-gold

SolGold said that its Alpala project in Ecuador's Cascabel region…

Reuters | November 22, 2018 | 12:29 pm

Canadian Delrey completes IPO and phase one exploration at Sunset

Delrey Metals has finished its $165,000 phase one exploration program…

Northern Miner Staff | November 22, 2018 | 12:21 pm

Singapore warehouses are filling up with surplus lead and zinc

A record delivery of lead into LME warehouses in Singapore has underscored the city state’s emergence as a dumping ground for surplus industrial metals.

Bloomberg News | March 27, 2024 | 8:26 am

Magna Mining signs offtake deal with Vale for Crean Hill project

Under the agreement, initial production from Crean Hill would be shipped to Vale's Clarabelle mill in Sudbury for processing.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2024 | 6:59 am

Global Commodities Holdings to work with ICE to create nickel contract

GCHL started looking at the potential of a Class 1 or higher grade nickel trading platform after the crisis at the London metal Exchange two years ago.

Reuters | March 27, 2024 | 5:53 am

Aluminum price falls as weak China demand weighs on industrial metals

The LMEX Metals Index, which tracks the six main base metals, rose to an eight-month high earlier in March.

Bloomberg News | March 27, 2024 | 5:34 am

Indonesian miner Amman asks for copper export ban delay

The production will be supported by high-grade ore from Phase 7 at its Batu Hijau mine.

Reuters | March 27, 2024 | 1:52 am

Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount

The plant will be housed alongside Tsingshan’s existing operations in Weda Bay and could begin operating as soon as next year.

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2024 | 7:37 pm

Fortune Minerals gets federal funding for Northwest Territories project, Alberta refinery

$526,200 funding for the production of cobalt sulphate and bismuth ingot products.

Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 11:35 am

MAC, Copper Mark team up to enhance transparency and credibility

MAC and the Copper Mark are merging their respective assurance processes for pilot testing by MAC members undergoing TSM verification in 2024, with the Copper Mark secretariat managing the assurance process.

Staff Writer | March 26, 2024 | 11:27 am

Commodities will rally when the Fed cuts rates, Invesco says

Commodities have done well in the past five easing cycles, a senior analyst said.

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2024 | 9:06 am

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