Base Metals Top Stories

Freeport profit jumps, miner flags market jitters over trade rows

Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the world's biggest publicly listed copper miner, reported bigger-than-expected earnings on Wednesday, as production and prices soared above last year.

Reuters | July 25, 2018 | 11:30 am

Japan aluminium industry worried about U.S. automobile import tariffs

U.S. tariffs on auto may hugely impact on Japanese industries.

Reuters | July 25, 2018 | 10:57 am

BHP final pay offer to Escondida workers falls short of union demands

BHP has offer workers a signing on bonus of $27,000,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2018 | 10:33 am

Goldcorp reports net loss of $131 million in Q2

Guidance reconfirmed.

Michael McCrae | July 25, 2018 | 9:06 am

Nickel is new headache for automakers as cobalt fears abate

Locking in supplies of key battery raw materials lithium and…

Bloomberg News | July 25, 2018 | 7:00 am

Bears bet big that nickel can close the product gap

Fund players have lifted their bets on lower prices to levels last seen in 2019.

Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 7:55 am

Sibanye-Stillwater eyes cuts at US mines on weak palladium prices

It warned of further changes at its palladium mines in the US as prices for the main PGMs have fallen faster than it anticipated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2023 | 4:06 am

Barrick beats Q3 profit estimates on higher production, lower costs

Barrick said results were boosted by higher production at Cortez and Turquoise Ridge mines in Nevada and the Kibali mine in Congo.

Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 3:20 am

Ottawa outlines eligibility for companies seeking C$1.5bn in critical minerals infrastructure funding

Natural Resources Canada announced projects eligible to apply for the new Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund include clean energy and transportation projects that support critical minerals mines.

Nial McGee - The Globe and Mail | November 1, 2023 | 4:36 pm