Base Metals Top Stories

Sienna looks for cobalt in Sweden

The Vancouver-based miner wants to identify new drilling targets at its Slättberg project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 1, 2018 | 6:24 am

A self-exiled ex-fugitive is making Mexican billionaires nervous

Mining-union leader Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who fled to Canada more…

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2018 | 2:49 pm

Chile injects $1bn into state-owned copper giant Codelco

The figure, though significant, is minor when taken in the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2018 | 8:30 am

Rio Tinto ready to splash out on copper

The world's No.2 mining company needs copper to reduce its…

Reuters | June 29, 2018 | 7:41 am

Sibanye, Regulus join efforts to develop Argentina’s Altar project

Sibanye Canada and Regulus’ newly formed Argentinean subsidiary Aldebaran Resources…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2018 | 7:30 am

China’s copper buyers flex muscles in Codelco contract negotiations

Russian copper exports to China and expectations of surpluses have emboldened Chinese buyers to try and dictate how much they will pay Codelco for the industrial metal next year.

Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 1:58 pm

Miners seek partners for copper assets as M&A heats up

A flurry of copper mining deals are being lined up for the next six to 12 months, industry sources told Reuters.

Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 11:56 am

ERG signs deal to sell cobalt to US battery materials producer

ERG said it would sell 3,000 metric tons of contained cobalt metal a year to EVelution.

Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 10:21 am

Stellantis, Rio Tinto raise bets on Argentina copper mining

The fresh funds may give McEwen Copper more breathing space before going public.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 10:14 am

NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid

Scientists believe the asteroid can help discoveries about Earth's core and those of other terrestrial planets.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 9:19 am

World’s top miners need more ambition to meet climate targets

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis examined five miners with goals to become carbon neutral by 2050 — and found varying degrees of purpose in meeting that target.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2023 | 8:05 am

“New” mineral discovered in abandoned gold mine dumps

A newly discovered mineral, named kanatzidisite, was recently unearthed in mining dumps of the abandoned Nagybörzsöny gold deposit in Hungary.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 6:06 am

Panama cabinet approves modified contract with First Quantum

The approval comes after extended negotiations over regulations concerning the Cobre Panama copper mine, which accounts for about 4% of Panama's GDP.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 4:28 pm

Copper prices pressured by weak demand, sentiment, rising inventories — report

Fitch Solutions is revising down its 2023 average annual copper price forecast as US dollar strength and market fears of another US Fed rate hike places a cap on price growth.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 4:23 pm

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