Base Metals Top Stories

Indonesia’s Inalum sells $4B in bonds to fund Freeport purchase

The deal came amid choppy global markets, rocked by trade concerns and slowing economic growth in Asia - including Indonesia.

Reuters | November 8, 2018 | 10:05 am

Japan’s Sumitomo Metal cuts FY profit forecast on lower metal prices

Sumitomo Metal cut its full-year forecast, blaming lower-than-expected metal prices…

Reuters | November 8, 2018 | 9:32 am

Australia state to roll out new mine rehabilitation rules

Queensland state is set to unveil proposed resource regulations that…

Reuters | November 8, 2018 | 9:21 am

Aston Bay buys Jack’s Fork Exploration and its Virginia project

From now on, Aston Bay will own exclusive rights to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2018 | 7:29 am

Go Cobalt to earn 100% interest in vanadium mine in Quebec

Barachois is a sedimentary hosted vanadium-selenium-silver-lead-zinc prospect that covers 1,801…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2018 | 7:00 am

Worker’s death spurs strike action at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine

Chilean media reported that mine workers blocked the entrance road to the Rodomiro Tomic mine and completely stopped production.

Staff Writer | March 9, 2024 | 2:07 pm

Worker dies in accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic mine in northern Chile

Activities were suspended at the area of the mine where the accident occurred, the company said.

Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 2:40 pm

Copper production by Chile’s Codelco slides, others climb in January

Codelco, the world's top copper producer, saw its production sink nearly 16% year on year.

Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 11:35 am

Column: Booming CME contract a sign of aluminum’s Atlantic drift

Activity on the CME's aluminum contract has shifted up several gears in recent months.

Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 9:32 am

Column: Nickel rout is energy-transition warning for West

Western governments could mimic Indonesia by granting tax holidays to critical minerals operations.

Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 9:28 am

Taseko posts record revenue in 2023, sets target for first copper production at Florence

The company is expecting first production from its fully permitted Florence copper project in Arizona in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Staff Writer | March 8, 2024 | 8:51 am

Copper fees plunge close to zero in test for China’s smelters

China’s copper smelters are at a critical juncture after fees for processing imported ore collapsed to single figures.

Bloomberg News | March 8, 2024 | 7:53 am

Peru copper output seen growing to 3mt in 2024, minister says

The Chalcobamba project is expected to help Las Bambas eventually boost its output to approximately 400,000 tons of copper annually.

Reuters | March 8, 2024 | 7:26 am

AI can potentially estimate global environmental destruction due to road development for mining

Australia-based researchers trained three machine-learning models to automatically map road features in rural, generally remote and often forested areas.

Staff Writer | March 8, 2024 | 6:06 am

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