Base Metals Top Stories

US lawmakers set bill seeking to control Trump on tariffs – key lawmaker

Some Republican lawmakers warn that Trump could trigger a trade war that would destabilize the economy and ultimately hurt American workers.

Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 10:27 am

Canada vows to protect metals sector but resists call for quick action

Canada retaliated against the latest punitive measures last week by…

Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 9:47 am

Mexico hits back on US steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

As of Tuesday, Mexico will impose tariffs of 15 percent…

Reuters | June 5, 2018 | 9:25 am

Giant mine spewing waste for decades turns into battleground

Every year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dumps tens of millions of tons…

Bloomberg News | June 5, 2018 | 5:00 am

About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study

The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2018 | 3:45 am

Alcoa starts job cuts at alumina refinery in Western Australia

The company said it has “initiated a restructuring program” at the Kwinana alumina refinery located near Perth.

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2023 | 3:15 pm

Canadian technology company creates metals supply chain software to combat fraud

Alberta-based Daniola says it has developed a secure digital platform to bring more accountability and transparency to metals transactions.

Amanda Stutt | October 18, 2023 | 11:17 am

Funds return to LME nickel with $4.6 billion in short positions

Measured by value, that’s a record in data going back to 2018, while in tonnage terms the mismatch is near an all-time high seen in 2019.

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2023 | 9:39 am

Antofagasta shares fall after 2024 copper output forecast disappoints

The Chilean miner said it produced 469,100 tons of copper in the first nine months of 2023, 4.1% higher than the same year ago period.

Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 8:53 am

‘Green’ battery recycling technique allows for massive recovery of aluminum, lithium

A recently developed method allows for the recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from spent electric car batteries.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2023 | 5:15 am

Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination

Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters.

Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 4:08 am

Codelco to buy Lithium Power for $244 million

The acquisition would mark the Chilean copper giant's first foray into the lithium space, as part of the country's new public-private model for the sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2023 | 3:28 am

Royal Road pivots to Morocco with Saudi-backed copper-gold exploration

The deal is being done through a 50-50 partnership with Saudi Arabian company MSB Holdings.

Colin McClelland | October 17, 2023 | 10:26 am

Teck faces $8 million fine for alleged breach of environmental permit in Chile

It could face two "serious" charges around its Carmen de Andacollo copper-gold mine in Chile's central Coquimbo region.

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 10:04 am

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