Base Metals Top Stories

Copper producer KGHM’s profit halves in second quarter

KGHM said that second quarter net profit fell to 171 million zlotys ($45 million) and missed analysts forecasts of 361 million zlotys.

Reuters | August 16, 2018 | 3:01 pm

Kaz Minerals surprises market with dividend, Russian copper project buy

The copper miner said it would pay a dividend of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2018 | 6:55 am

US to allow mining on land removed from monuments

The US Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2018 | 3:45 am

Mining and metals markets crater as copper price enters bear market

Investors found no solace in traditional safe haven gold with…

Frik Els | August 15, 2018 | 6:02 pm

Copper price: BHP averts strike at Escondida

After a near 5% drop on Wednesday, news that a…

Frik Els | August 15, 2018 | 4:35 pm

Ivanhoe’s Congo copper is what everyone’s after, president says

“Everybody's been knocking on our door, trying to understand what we are doing, trying to see how we did it,” Marna Cloete said.

Colin McClelland | January 12, 2024 | 6:50 am

Does upside outweigh risk in copper rich Chile?

As supply chains tighten and long term demand drivers strengthen, resource-rich nations are looking to capture a greater share of their mineral wealth.

James Cooper | January 11, 2024 | 4:08 pm

Mining industry sees a way to navigate narco crisis in Ecuador

Operating mines and development projects are expected to carry on as planned after the country stepped up security measures.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2024 | 12:39 pm

Zijin Mining invests $97 million in Solaris Resources for a 15% stake

Solaris intends to use the funds to advance its flagship Warintza copper project in southeast Ecuador.

Staff Writer | January 11, 2024 | 10:14 am

Higher investment risk appetite boosts activity at LME by 11% in 2023

Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.

Reuters | January 11, 2024 | 9:38 am

American Pacific shares surge on copper results from Palmer VMS project

The copper-zinc project in Alaska is held under a joint venture partnership with Japan's Dowa Metals & Mining.

Staff Writer | January 11, 2024 | 9:20 am

Grupo Mexico weighs bid for First Quantum’s Spanish mine

First Quantum initiated a process to sell its Las Cruces mine in southern Spain in December after the sudden closure of the Cobre Panama mine.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2024 | 8:52 am

Saudi Arabia’s Manara Minerals fund plans metals trading arm

Manara is in talks to potentially buy a stake in Pakistan's Reko Diq mine.

Reuters | January 11, 2024 | 8:13 am

Vale’s $10 billion spend on Canada targets existing potential

Vale Base Metals chairman Mark Cutifani is undertaking a unit-wide asset review.

Colin McClelland | January 11, 2024 | 7:55 am

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