Base Metals Top Stories

Copper fails miserably as an economic forecaster: Stephen Mihm

The global economy may well be headed for a serious downturn. But copper prices are no more indicative of that outcome than sunspots or any of the other forms of modern-day capitalist divination.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2018 | 6:07 am

Zacatecas governor welcomes reopening of Grupo Mexico’s mine after 11-year strike

The provincial authority issued a statement after learning that the…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 27, 2018 | 8:41 pm

Amplats taking steps to control emissions from South African platinum smelter

The Polokwane smelter is becoming environmentally friendlier.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 27, 2018 | 6:48 pm

Old, large soil stockpiles and mine site restoration

Can soil from an old, large stockpile still retain viable…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 27, 2018 | 5:45 pm

Chile’s miner Codelco makes new offer to striking Andina workers

More than 80 unionized workers of the Plantas de Andina…

Reuters | August 27, 2018 | 4:07 pm

Column: US looks to shut China out of its battery supply chain

The Biden administration has unveiled plans to exclude Chinese entities from receiving any of the generous tax credits available for investing in the US EV supply chain.

Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 9:17 am

i-80 Gold reports best drill hits yet at Ruby Hill in Nevada

Hole iRH23-42A returned 116.3 metres grading 10.1% zinc and 0.3 gram gold per tonne.

Henry Lazenby | December 5, 2023 | 8:59 am

Zambia’s president hopeful that trapped miners still alive

The miners at Seseli Mine were trapped in three locations and heavy rains had flooded the pit.

Reuters | December 5, 2023 | 8:43 am

Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project

The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.

Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 7:39 am

Chilean copper smelter project drawing interest from China

Officials from state company Enami met with authorities and company representatives in China last month to discuss a $1.4 billion project to overhaul Enami’s smelter.

Bloomberg News | December 5, 2023 | 7:33 am