Base Metals Top Stories

CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean

Even after two years of gains, industrial metals trade well below 10-year mean prices. Silver looks cheap, but gold, crude may be fully priced already.

Frik Els | July 9, 2018 | 10:48 am

Invesco turns to Trump playbook for signs of a metal rebound

Escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China has sent…

Bloomberg News | July 9, 2018 | 10:27 am

Tiger Resources’ $260M Congo asset sale to Chinese firm collapses

Tiger expects to release a new Life of Mine Plan…

Michael Allan McCrae | July 9, 2018 | 8:22 am

Private equity firm to deploy $550 million into mining sector

Targeting close or ready for production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 9, 2018 | 7:38 am

South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter

Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector…

Reuters | July 8, 2018 | 6:38 am

Video: Don Lindsay on Glencore’s pursuit of Teck and resource nationalism

"They don't distinguish between the good coal and the bad coal," former Teck CEO says.

Alisha Hiyate | October 24, 2023 | 6:02 am

Ma’aden subscribes for more Ivanhoe Electric shares to maintain 9.9% stake

The Saudi state-owned miner previously paid $126.5 million for its original 9.9% stake.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 2:10 pm

First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official

The new contract guarantees a minimum annual income of $375 million to the government and will be effective for 20 years.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 11:22 am

Copper price rebounds after hitting lowest in 11 months

LME-tracked stockpiles of the metal jumped to the highest since October 2021 last week.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 9:10 am

Bravo Mining shares surge on initial resource estimate for Luanga project in Brazil

The MRE showed a substantial increase in tonnes and contained metals over historical estimates provided by Vale.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 9:07 am

China plans to boost state cobalt reserves after prices drop

Cobalt is among battery materials that are suffering sharp price declines from rising global output this year.

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2023 | 6:57 am

Nornickel: Q3 nickel output higher q/q, palladium output drops

Unlike many Russian companies, Nornickel has not been directly targeted with Russian sanctions over its actions in Ukraine.

Reuters | October 23, 2023 | 6:44 am

Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun

The Araguaia project is facing a 35% cost jump and first production has been delayed to the third quarter of next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine

Strategic Minerals Europe issued a media statement saying it will push for the restart of section C of its Penouta tin-tantalum mine in northwestern Spain.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 21, 2023 | 3:22 pm

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