Base Metals Top Stories

Workers seek partner to buy and operate aging Peru smelter

La Oroya polymetallic smelter had been operated by Doe Run Peru, a unit of the U.S.-based Renco Group, from 1997 until the company went bankrupt in 2009 and its assets were transferred to a group of former creditors.

Reuters | May 3, 2018 | 5:38 pm

Tesla delivers bad news for cobalt price, boost for rare earths

Electric vehicle manufacturer has reduced cobalt usage in its batteries…

Frik Els | May 3, 2018 | 12:14 pm

In response to CNN investigation, car manufacturer Daimler promises to audit cobalt supply ‘to the mine’

Daimler has pledged to investigate its supply chain to ensure…

CNN | May 3, 2018 | 12:12 pm

Benchmark zinc treatment charges down 15 pct in 2018- Nyrstar

Zinc supply has been falling over the last few years…

Reuters | May 3, 2018 | 11:59 am

Eight still trapped underground at Sibanye mine following seismic event

Contact has been made with three of the workers trapped…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2018 | 8:15 am

Vedanta says talk of stake sale baseless as shares drop

Bloomberg reported that the Anil Agarwal was weighing selling less than 5% stake in the company.

Reuters | March 23, 2023 | 7:36 am

Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen

CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its blast furnaces with less polluting fuels, including hydrogen.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 7:03 am

Next-gen explosives for mining, military developed

Researchers have developed high explosives that won't detonate unless activated by being filled with an inert fluid.

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

Sibanye-Stillwater to hand $20 million to New Century

Sibanye's emergency financial support for its takeover target New Century flagged output losses that will impact short-term liquidity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 3:56 am

KGHM swings to fourth-quarter loss but optimistic about 2023

The company cited price hikes in areas such as technological materials, energy, fuels and services behind its higher costs.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 12:19 pm

Opinion: Contentious deep sea mining code talks enter final stretch

Lockheed’s sudden departure leaves no Western mining contractor with pockets deep enough to finance the billions of dollars needed to launch a seabed mining operation.

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 11:47 am