Base Metals Top Stories

South Africa’s Impala Platinum flags wider full-year loss

Implats said on Monday that it expects its full-year loss to widen due to impairments relating to its Rustenburg assets.

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 11:00 am

Chile economy posts biggest jump in growth in six years

Chile's gross domestic product grew 5.3 percent in the second-quarter…

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 10:17 am

Hedge funds turned record short on metals just before the rout

As U.S.-China trade tensions escalated mid-June, fast-money traders flipped to…

Bloomberg News | August 19, 2018 | 8:33 am

What a copper band unveiled about Ancient Americans

A metal piece revealed that Ancient Natives moved goods and…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 19, 2018 | 8:18 am

Chile’s Antofagasta expects more copper price volatility -media

Ivan Arriagada, chief executive of Antofagasta, said he expected copper…

Reuters | August 19, 2018 | 8:15 am

After court victory, LME bids to reboot confidence

"The much bigger question is rebooting confidence," said a senior executive at an LME member broker.

Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 7:09 am

First Quantum risks covenant breach, cost cuts if Panama shuts copper mine

The company is facing an estimated $625 million in debt maturities next year and another $1.8 billion in 2025.

Bloomberg News | November 30, 2023 | 7:02 am

Saudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform – minister

The Kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform for the past three months and it does not expect a decision to be made before the next six.

Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 6:52 am

Sandfire Resources apologizes for Aboriginal heritage damage

The Western Australia copper miner is facing public outrage for not coming clean earlier about destroying artefacts more than five years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2023 | 3:49 am

Panama copper miners take to the streets in backlash to shutdown

“This is a source of income for more than 40,000 households, and we don’t have a response as to what is going to happen to us,” union leader Michael Camacho told reporters.

Bloomberg News | November 29, 2023 | 4:54 pm

Industry groups aim to deliver unified global standard for responsible mining

The ICMM is working with The Copper Mark, Mining Association of Canada and the World Gold Council towards consolidating their individual voluntary responsible mining standards.

Staff Writer | November 29, 2023 | 3:09 pm