Base Metals Top Stories

Indonesia close to acquiring Freeport’s Grasberg copper mine

Indonesian minister says majority stake purchase of iconic mine seen valued at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.

Reuters | July 2, 2018 | 9:04 am

Billionaire Agarwal continues deal spree with Vedanta buyout

Vedanta "can be the second- or third-largest resource company in…

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2018 | 6:34 am

Oil and mining sector continue to grow in Peru

The mining sector showed an interannual growth of 0.16 per…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 1, 2018 | 8:19 am

Noront Resources seeks exploration partner

Noront CEO said the move is necessary as the company…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 1, 2018 | 7:49 am

Tenaris laying off Canada workers as Trump’s steel tariffs bite

Teneris will lay off 40 workers at its TenarisAlgomaTubes plant…

Reuters | July 1, 2018 | 6:37 am

Using kaolinite to discover gold, critical mineral deposits

The adsorbing properties of kaolinite might hold clues for companies on the hunt for valuable deposits.

Staff Writer | October 5, 2023 | 6:06 am

Buenaventura suspends Peru mine on permitting delays

Peru’s top publicly traded precious-metals producer has halted Colquijirca's Tajo Norte mine for up to three years due to permitting delays.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2023 | 3:45 am

Spotlight still on Vedanta $3 billion debt despite spinoff plan

While equity investors gave the demerger plan a thumbs up, Vedanta’s dollar bonds have tumbled.

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2023 | 5:48 pm

First Quantum says open to adjusting contract for Panama operations

The company said in a statement it will collaborate with the government to ensure the contract's approval.

Reuters | October 4, 2023 | 4:10 pm

Column: Funds sell copper as technical picture deteriorates

Investors on both sides of the Atlantic have been shifting positions in response to a potential downside break of a range that has defined the price action this year.

Reuters | October 4, 2023 | 3:56 pm

Cordoba lands bridge financing for Alacran copper project from Ivanhoe Electric, JCHX

The project is positioned to be the largest copper mine in Colombia, the company says.

Staff Writer | October 4, 2023 | 2:50 pm

Taseko boosts copper production at Gibraltar mine after upping stake

Gibraltar is the second-largest open pit copper mine in Canada.

Staff Writer | October 4, 2023 | 2:13 pm

Sibanye CEO says Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines investment not ‘onerous’

The precious metals producer is on the shortlist of potential buyers.

Reuters | October 4, 2023 | 10:21 am

Heads to roll at Anglo American head offices

The mining giant has begun at Kumba Iron Ore, where 181 workers got notices and 141 jobs are expected to be cut.

MINING.COM Editor | October 4, 2023 | 6:03 am

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