Base Metals Top Stories

China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany

A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2018 | 3:50 am

Copper price drops to 9-month low, but what about strikes?

Copper bears drop price 11% in 3 weeks, but new…

Frik Els | June 28, 2018 | 12:13 pm

Mining investors spooked as African dispute payments multiply

Miners across Africa are increasingly using one-time payments to settle…

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2018 | 11:16 am

China Zinc smelters plan to cut output by 10%

Smelters seek to address low zinc prices and treatment charges.

Reuters | June 28, 2018 | 10:45 am

Zinc’s horror run continues on rising supply, trade-war angst

Zinc continued to slide after entering a bear market amid…

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2018 | 10:35 am

Aurubis to invest about $700 million to build smelter in US

The commissioning of the secondary smelter in Augusta, Georgia, is planned for the second half of 2024.

Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 1:32 pm

‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say

A dispute between Taranis Resources, the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor project is brewing over deep drilling exploration permit delays.

Henry Lazenby | November 8, 2023 | 11:49 am

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project

Camino said it has also increased its claims at the Los Chapitos property by an additional 10 square kilometres.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2023 | 11:22 am

The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem

TMC is sending a team back to NORI-D, the site of last year’s work, as it continues its environmental studies in preparation for commercial mining.

Staff Writer | November 8, 2023 | 10:45 am

Zinc price jumps on supply worries, Russian project fire report

Fire has been extinguished at a workshop at Ozernoye, scheduled to become one of the largest zinc mines in the world.

Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 8:46 am

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Through their Nuevo Cobre joint venture, the miners will explore and potentially develop copper assets in the top producing country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2023 | 6:13 am

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China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany

Copper price drops to 9-month low, but what about strikes?

Mining investors spooked as African dispute payments multiply

China Zinc smelters plan to cut output by 10%

Zinc’s horror run continues on rising supply, trade-war angst

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Aurubis to invest about $700 million to build smelter in US

‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’ Thor copper project in BC say

Camino shares surge as Rio Tinto takes position next to its Peru copper project

The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem

Zinc price jumps on supply worries, Russian project fire report

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Suriname bauxite project may attract interest from Indian, Chinese companies

Peru miners say copper output could climb without impact from protests

Nascent recovery in Chilean copper mining is spluttering