Base Metals Top Stories

Trump administration opens up Minnesota wilderness area to copper mining

The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday renewed two mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Wilderness area in Minnesota.

Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 11:15 am

Army puts backers off multibillion-dollar Zimbabwe platinum mine

A plan to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine at a…

Bloomberg News | May 15, 2019 | 10:07 am

Aurubis confirms bleak profit outlook on lean markets, shutdowns

Europe's largest copper producer expects operating pre-tax earnings in its…

Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 9:42 am

Platinum firms gear up for tough South Africa wage talks

A rise in producer profits is likely to provoke higher…

Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 9:08 am

Lonmin likely to cut fewer jobs due to revenue boost – CEO

Higher prices for a basket of Lonmin's metals and a…

Reuters | May 15, 2019 | 8:59 am

TotalEnergies considers foray into copper trading

The French firm is considering a move to expand its oil trading operations into metals to capitalize on the global energy transition.

Reuters | October 6, 2024 | 9:39 am

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am

Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court

The Tribe has asked the top court to review a decision by the Arizona state court to allow Resolution discharge contaminants into Queen Creek.

Staff Writer | October 4, 2024 | 10:06 am

Rusal plans to double Boguchansky smelter capacity by 2030

Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer outside China, launched the first production line at Boguchansky in 2019.

Reuters | October 4, 2024 | 9:06 am

Copper smelters warn of closures as crunch talks get underway

A wave of new smelter investments in China and elsewhere has left plants in growing competition to find enough ore to feed their furnaces.

Bloomberg News | October 4, 2024 | 8:02 am

Codelco signs letter of intent to collaborate with ABB on decarbonization

Miner has signed a letter of intent with the Swedish-Swiss technology company to explore a collaboration focused on decarbonizing and automating its operations.

Reuters | October 4, 2024 | 7:26 am

China files appeal to WTO on Canada’s tariffs on EVs, metal products

Canada began imposing on Tuesday a 100% levy on EVs shipped from China, having also announced in late August a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum products.

Reuters | October 3, 2024 | 3:07 pm