Base Metals Top Stories

Automakers spending $255B on EVs a ‘pile-up of epic proportions’

Battery materials can charge mining's next supercycle but new study says automakers will "throw away tens of billions" making electric vehicles no-one wants.

Frik Els | June 22, 2018 | 12:37 pm

Polish copper producer KGHM appoints new CEO

KGHM has not had a CEO since Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki was…

Reuters | June 22, 2018 | 11:10 am

Volkswagen invests USD$100m in solid-state battery research firm

Sold-state batteries have been made with ceramics and glass.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 22, 2018 | 2:25 am

Trump vows to open Minnesota’s Superior National Forest to mines

Trumps administration will soon be “taking the first steps” to…

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2018 | 12:21 pm

Zambia aiming for power prices that reflect costs by end 2018

The new measure will affect global mining firms including First…

Reuters | June 21, 2018 | 12:01 pm

Peru is approaching peak copper — for now — as new mines stall

Output from the world’s biggest copper supplier after Chile this year jumped 20% through July from the same period in 2022.

Bloomberg News | September 26, 2023 | 5:53 pm

Peru to keep copper and investments flowing with unrest in check

The blockades that disrupted copper shipments and mine supplies late last year and early this year have been cleared.

Bloomberg News | September 26, 2023 | 2:22 pm

BHP to make Peru the ‘protagonist’ of its South American exploration strategy

The company will make an investment of $12 million to redouble its efforts in Peru.

Staff Writer | September 26, 2023 | 2:10 pm

Codelco to meet obligations as financials deteriorate

The world's largest copper producer will meet its financial obligations despite headwinds from operational problems and high levels of debt and investments, JPMorgan said.

Reuters | September 26, 2023 | 1:23 pm