Base Metals Top Stories

Copper price: BHP plans for Escondida strike

BHP said final wage offer rejected on Thursday was "best collective labor contract at a private mine in the country."

Frik Els | August 2, 2018 | 11:00 am

Implats to Cut 13,000 Jobs and Reduce Shafts to Stem Losses

13,000 jobs to be slashed as the local platinum industry…

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2018 | 10:31 am

EU regulators say Aurubis, Wieland copper deal may curb competition

EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday voiced concerns about German Wieland's…

Reuters | August 1, 2018 | 10:53 am

LME to trial electronic closing prices for nickel next year

The London Metal Exchange (LME) launched on Wednesday a consultation…

Reuters | August 1, 2018 | 10:20 am

Chilean workers vote to strike at world’s biggest copper mine

Workers at BHP Billiton Ltd's Escondida mine in Chile, the…

Reuters | August 1, 2018 | 10:19 am

New scientific insights pave the way to longer-lasting batteries

Lithium metal deposits on battery electrodes are not the cause of performance loss, but rather a side effect.

Staff Writer | November 14, 2023 | 6:56 am

Teck sells coal assets to Glencore, steelmakers for $8.9 billion

Under the deal, which still must be approved by regulators in Ottawa, Glencore is to pay $6.9 billion for 77% of Elk Valley Resources, Teck’s coal business.

Colin McClelland | November 14, 2023 | 4:33 am

Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy

Glencore will merge Teck’s steelmaking coal business with its own coal assets before spinning off the combined unit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2023 | 4:03 am

Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals

Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in Azure to block a takeover of the Aussie junior by Chile's SQM.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2023 | 3:42 am

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Copper price: BHP plans for Escondida strike

Implats to Cut 13,000 Jobs and Reduce Shafts to Stem Losses

EU regulators say Aurubis, Wieland copper deal may curb competition

LME to trial electronic closing prices for nickel next year

Chilean workers vote to strike at world’s biggest copper mine

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New scientific insights pave the way to longer-lasting batteries

Teck sells coal assets to Glencore, steelmakers for $8.9 billion

Glencore ready to spin-off coal unit after sealing Teck buy

Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals

China tightens grip on copper, key to world’s energy transition

US, Indonesia to explore mineral pact as Biden and Jokowi meet

EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China

Ivanhoe shares up as it declares first mineral resources for Makoko and Kiala deposits

Glencore to take steps towards restart of Nordenham zinc smelter