Base Metals Top Stories

Canada’s Teck adopts new resource extraction technology

Teck displayed some of its high-tech approaches to mining at the recent B.C. Tech Summit.

Business in Vancouver | June 1, 2018 | 12:33 pm

Nickel price is soaring

Up 75% in a year battery producers stock up on…

Frik Els | June 1, 2018 | 10:57 am

Southern has copper giants in crosshairs with Peru expansion

Southern Copper Corp. is preparing to scale the ranking of…

Bloomberg News | June 1, 2018 | 10:54 am

Congo court rejects Glencore bid to move copper dissolution case

The decision is a setback for the Swiss commodity trader,…

Bloomberg News | June 1, 2018 | 10:29 am

US aluminium tariffs; collateral damage and a missed target: Andy Home

Aluminium in particular shows why tariffs are such a poor…

Reuters | June 1, 2018 | 10:17 am

How to turn mine tailings into healthy soil

Researchers have developed a new method that is expected to save miners billions of dollars by minimizing the cost and risk of tailings storage.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 6:22 am

Zinc study group now sees market surplus for 2023

Prices for zinc are down 16% so far this year following last year's slump in demand from China.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 6:14 am

Zambia to decide on new Mopani Copper Mines investor in October

Mopani bidders are Sibanye, Zijin, and IHC-linked investor, according to Reuters.

Reuters | October 10, 2023 | 5:49 am

Codelco probes cause of fire at mine, no injuries reported

The world's largest copper producer said the blaze occurred Sunday in the aging mine's concentrator plant, where work is underway to extend the productive life of the mine by decades.

Reuters | October 9, 2023 | 1:23 pm

Chinese copper tycoon goes missing, believed to be detained by police

He Jinbi and his company Maike Metals have been the focus of legal action by creditors.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2023 | 10:30 am

Copper is top bet for base metals in 2024 at LME seminar

Copper got 53% of votes in an informal poll at the LME Seminar.

Reuters | October 9, 2023 | 9:27 am

Mining-focused buyout firm Appian raises $2 billion for new fund

“This is the first fundraising we have done where mining is seen as part of the solution than being the problem itself,” says founder.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2023 | 9:14 am

Codelco 2024 copper premium offer matches 2023’s record $234/t for European customers

Russia was previously a major supplier of copper to the European Union.

Reuters | October 9, 2023 | 9:06 am

Metal trader misery undercuts supercycle hype as losses pile up

The world’s metal traders are enduring one of their toughest periods in years.

Bloomberg News | October 8, 2023 | 11:35 am

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