Base Metals Top Stories

Moroccan King to sign trade, mining deals with Congo

Moroccan King Mohammed VI will travel to the Central African nation for an April 28 summit of leaders to discuss the Congo Basin Blue Fund.

Bloomberg News | April 26, 2018 | 5:47 am

Brazil’s Vale 1st-qtr profit slumps by a third as costs rise

The world's largest iron ore producer posted a 36 percent…

Reuters | April 25, 2018 | 5:16 pm

Southern Copper says legal dispute over Peru’s Tia Maria resolved

Southern Copper Corp's chief executive said on Wednesday it had…

Reuters | April 25, 2018 | 5:05 pm

Lower copper grades take toll on Antofagasta first quarter output

Copper production fell to 153,800 tonnes from 171,900 tonnes, due…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2018 | 3:45 am

Spanish activists reject reopening of Los Frailes mine

On the 20th anniversary of the breach of the tailings…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 24, 2018 | 6:09 pm

Sibanye says still in race for Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mine assets

The company said a competitive process to determine a successful bidder is under way.

Reuters | August 29, 2023 | 8:27 am

Hindustan Zinc eyes jump in output under chair Agarwal Hebbar

The company wants to grow its annual mined metal output to 1.5 million tons, from around 1 million tons now.

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2023 | 8:24 am

New coating for coal-fired power generation systems could save 460 million tonnes of CO2 annually

A new coating for steam condensers used in fossil fuel steam-cycle generation could boost the overall process efficiency by 2%.

Staff Writer | August 29, 2023 | 6:06 am

Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru

La Granja is described by the new partners as one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of the coveted metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2023 | 3:50 am

Codelco to cut jobs at head office – statement

This follows another job cut announcement 10 days earlier, when Codelco said it would trim 10% of staff.

Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 2:06 pm

Top copper-producing nation Chile sees mining costs jump 29%

Inflationary pressure is coming from lower ore quality, which means more rock has to be crushed to extract the same amount of metal.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2023 | 10:53 am

Hyperdrive: Why the EV industry is talking about ‘black mass’

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Fastmarkets and S&P Global have launched regular price assessments of the material.

Bloomberg News | August 28, 2023 | 7:48 am

Posco Future M targets $32.6 billion sales by 2030

Company plans to set up a battery material joint venture with Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt in South Korea.

Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 7:38 am

Indonesia nickel mining quota delays due to switch back to old system – official

Prices of nickel ore in Indonesia have surged about 10% in recent weeks.

Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 7:30 am

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