Base Metals Top Stories

Glencore faces third Congo legal challenge this year

Congolese-American businessman and convicted fraudster Charles Brown claims he's owed $1 billion in compensation for a 19% stake he previously held in Mutanda Mining, and which Glencore allegedly sold in two fraudulent transactions, in 2007 and 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2018 | 3:49 am

LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019

The exchange said in March that any launch of a…

Reuters | June 7, 2018 | 11:46 am

Copper price rallies to highest since January 2014

Labour negotiations in the copper mining industry still left to…

Frik Els | June 7, 2018 | 11:34 am

Thomson Reuters publishes GFMS Platinum Group Metals Survey 2018

Are the dark days for platinum set to last?

Thomson Reuters | June 7, 2018 | 10:40 am

Cupric Canyon to start construction of Botswana copper mine in October

Sparsely-populated Botswana is the world's top diamond producer by value.

Reuters | June 7, 2018 | 10:20 am

China’s CMOC to boost Congo copper output after ending row with Gecamines

The group will raise its copper output in Democratic Republic of Congo to 600,000 metric tons next year.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 9:32 am

Copper price falls while China imports decline

China's copper imports declined 5% in August from a year earlier.

Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 9:04 am

US, EU plan new steel tariffs aimed at China, others

The measures would primarily target imports from China that benefit from non-market practices.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:32 am

Column: China’s zinc import surge a sign of renewed optimism

China has rediscovered its appetite for imports of refined zinc after a prolonged absence from the international market. The country took in […]

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:24 am

Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US

The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:02 am

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth

Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country.

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 7:47 am

Vale Base Metals to invest $10 billion in Indonesia over next decade

Vale is exploring a copper mine, comparable to massive Grasberg site.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am

ICMM releases guidelines to tackle Scope 3 emissions

Document provides a standardised framework for mining and metals firms to calculate and disclose their value chain emissions.

MINING.COM Editor | September 7, 2023 | 3:51 am

Chile’s miners ready to absorb higher domestic royalties, Fitch says

"Chile's new mining royalty law will not materially weaken the competitiveness of the country's copper mining sector, but it will increase taxes, modestly pressuring miners' cash flows," Fitch said.

Reuters | September 6, 2023 | 1:33 pm

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