Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues

First production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi was originally scheduled for early 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 3:50 am

BHP raises stake in promising Ecuador copper project

BHP has agreed to pay 45 pence per SolGold share.

Reuters | October 15, 2018 | 3:14 pm

Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain

No one will be taking alumina for granted any more.

Reuters | October 15, 2018 | 9:59 am

Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants

The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2018 | 9:43 am

B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention

Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp.…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 14, 2018 | 12:09 pm

France sets end March deadline for New Caledonia nickel deal

Under the proposed deal, the French state would subsidize energy prices alongside local authorities up to 200 million euros a year.

Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 5:49 am

British Columbia funds new extraction technology

BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 4:44 pm

Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process

Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 3:38 pm

China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector

Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2024 | 10:10 am

Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC

Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper belt.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 9:30 am

Shanghai nickel, tin prices fall as Indonesia ramps up mining quota approval process

A senior Indonesian mining ministry official said the country was working to accelerate the approval process.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 7:20 am

Vale expects nickel market deficit by 2028, executive says

"We are very strong on nickel fundamentals," chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer Emily Olson told the CERAWeek energy conference.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:53 am

India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January

The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:47 am

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2024 | 3:48 am

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