Base Metals Top Stories

World’s No. 2 platinum stock languishes on output, cost woes

Bad news from South Africa’s platinum belt has pushed shares of Impala to the lowest since 1999.

Bloomberg News | May 10, 2018 | 6:14 am

Copper hotspots identified in northern Australia

Recent data released by the Northern Australian Geochemical Survey reveal…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 9, 2018 | 5:59 pm

Private firm takes on Codelco for control of Chile lithium deposit

Australia's Lithium Power International and Canada's Bearing Lithium have sued…

Reuters | May 9, 2018 | 4:00 am

Canadian-made responsible mining initiative answers global demand for supply chain transparency

The Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM)…

Kylie Williams | May 8, 2018 | 11:33 am

Poland’s KGHM expects to match or exceed 2017 profit this year

The CEO also forecast that the copper price will exceed…

Reuters | May 8, 2018 | 10:12 am

Teck cuts copper guidance on lower output at QB2

QB2 is the first step in Teck’s plan to grow its copper footprint and implies extending the aging deposit’s life by 28 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2023 | 3:57 am

Alaska asks US Supreme Court to undo EPA Pebble mine veto

Alaska said the restrictions violate the state’s sovereign right to regulate its lands and waters.

Reuters | July 26, 2023 | 3:10 pm

US says it must work with Latin America more on key minerals

The Biden administration has begun a push to diversify the US’ sources of important goods and materials and to reduce dependency on China.

Bloomberg News | July 26, 2023 | 11:28 am

Cochilco cuts 2023 copper price forecast to $3.85/lb

The agency had previously set a forecast of $3.90 in May.

Reuters | July 26, 2023 | 10:30 am

First Quantum starts output at Africa’s biggest nickel mine

The Enterprise mine is expected to ramp up annual production to 32,000 tons of nickel over the next two years.

Bloomberg News | July 26, 2023 | 9:43 am

Foran Mining’s McIlvenna Bay project receives ministerial approval

The copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Saskatchewan has a projected 18-year mine life, over which it could produce 65 million lb. of copper-equivalent annually.

Staff Writer | July 26, 2023 | 9:31 am

Adventus, Salazar on track to get environmental licence for Ecuador copper-gold project

The project partners are expecting the El Domo environmental licence to be approved by the second half of 2023.

Staff Writer | July 26, 2023 | 9:23 am

Column: China’s lead exports lift LME stocks but deplete Shanghai

The Shanghai bulls have so far made little impact on the London market.

Reuters | July 26, 2023 | 6:25 am

Self-healing metals may revolutionize engineering – study

Scientists have observed how pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention.

Staff Writer | July 26, 2023 | 6:06 am

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