Base Metals Top Stories

BHP searching for assets with lessons learned during downturn in mind

The company’s chief financial officer has outlined a detailed plan on how to not waste a whole lot of shareholders’ money again.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2018 | 8:30 am

Altiplano gets creative amid low copper prices

Lower-grade shoulders are being left on the walls and only…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 21, 2018 | 6:30 am

Pebble mine scores small win in land deal with Alaskan landowners

Deal with the Alaska Peninsula Corporation (APC) secures the company's…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2018 | 6:30 am

Nornickel aims to boost output to tap electric car boom

Nornickel’s current capex plan includes $6.5-7.5 billion for its base…

Reuters | November 21, 2018 | 3:29 am

The battery boom to attract $620 billion in investment by 2040

The global energy-storage market will surge to a cumulative 942…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2018 | 2:34 pm

CMOC sees electricity as constraint on Congo expansion

To improve the power supply, CMOC has been looking to tap hydropower projects and other new energy sources.

Reuters | November 17, 2023 | 8:08 am

EV metals demand drives Anglo American’s quest for lithium

The miner, which already produces key battery metals including copper and nickel, is actively looking for lithium off-take deals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 17, 2023 | 4:07 am

Indonesia to trace nickel in bid for US critical minerals deal

Each ton of nickel ore sales will be tracked using the SIMBARA portal starting next quarter.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2023 | 4:39 pm

First Quantum, union reach deals on salaries as protests block mine access

Protests have raged for weeks against First Quantum's contract for a $10 billion copper mine.

Reuters | November 16, 2023 | 4:15 pm

Nickel crisis shows LME could learn from China, Minmetals says

The LME has drawn fire from all sides since a massive nickel short squeeze caused prices to quadruple in a few days in March 2022.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2023 | 12:52 pm

Citi delivers around $155 million worth of zinc for rent deal

The US bank is expanding its footprint in metals after it agreed a similar zinc deal in August.

Reuters | November 16, 2023 | 11:03 am

Torex Gold gets final environmental OK for Media Luna project

Torex said it will invest somewhere between $390 million and $440 million in Media Luna in 2023.

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 10:00 am

Split views in copper concentrate balance forecast drag on TC/RCs negotiations

Copper miners and smelters are unlikely to settle the annual treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for 2024 this week.

Reuters | November 16, 2023 | 9:32 am

Panoramic Resources mulls sale of flagship nickel asset

Panoramic is open to the total or partial sale of its Savannah mine, as nickel prices have fallen about one-third this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2023 | 8:57 am

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