Base Metals Top Stories

Eramet searches for lithium deposits in Chile, Argentina, Brazil – CEO

"Our priority is to develop our existing lithium deposit in Argentina. But we are also looking for other deposits in Chile, Argentina and Brazil,"- Eramet Chief Executive Officer Christel Bories

Reuters | July 5, 2018 | 10:59 am

Hitching gold to the electric vehicle bandwagon

Don't get your hopes up.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 5, 2018 | 9:56 am

S. Africa seeks re-opening of shuttered mines to boost economy

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe believes mines on care and…

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2018 | 6:40 am

Our four favourite charts from PWC’s mining industry survey

"He's my favourite."

Michael Allan McCrae | July 4, 2018 | 1:53 pm

Nautilus Minerals tanks on shipbuilding contract cancellation

Fresh setback for the company’s Solwara 1 project, expected to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2018 | 10:25 am

Canadian technology company creates metals supply chain software to combat fraud

Alberta-based Daniola says it has developed a secure digital platform to bring more accountability and transparency to metals transactions.

Amanda Stutt | October 18, 2023 | 11:17 am

Funds return to LME nickel with $4.6 billion in short positions

Measured by value, that’s a record in data going back to 2018, while in tonnage terms the mismatch is near an all-time high seen in 2019.

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2023 | 9:39 am

Antofagasta shares fall after 2024 copper output forecast disappoints

The Chilean miner said it produced 469,100 tons of copper in the first nine months of 2023, 4.1% higher than the same year ago period.

Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 8:53 am

‘Green’ battery recycling technique allows for massive recovery of aluminum, lithium

A recently developed method allows for the recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from spent electric car batteries.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2023 | 5:15 am

Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination

Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.

Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 4:08 am

Codelco to buy Lithium Power for $244 million

The acquisition would mark the Chilean copper giant's first foray into the lithium space, as part of the country's new public-private model for the sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2023 | 3:28 am