Base Metals Top Stories

Sanctions fever grips nickel as market rethinks Russia risk — Andy Home

With Russian aluminium producer Rusal imploding in the wake of U.S. sanctions against its oligarch owner Oleg Deripaska, attention is now turning to the status of another Russian industrial powerhouse, Norilsk Nickel.

Reuters | April 20, 2018 | 2:37 am

China, the highly problematic saviour of the global aluminium market? Andy Home

As supply fears grow, the market's attention is turning to…

Reuters | April 19, 2018 | 11:43 am

Canada’s Copper Mountain grabs Altona Mining in $72-million deal

Merger creates a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2018 | 11:13 am

Sanctions fallout upends metals as aluminum, nickel burst higher

Aluminum rallied as much as 7.1 percent, a record intraday…

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2018 | 10:35 am

Australia’s South32 sees brighter manganese outlook, shares soar

The Perth-based miner plans to raise its Australian manganese production…

Reuters | April 19, 2018 | 9:58 am

Column: Global tin stocks at two-year highs after LME squeeze

The amount of tin sitting in London Metal Exchange warehouses has more than doubled in the space of a month.

Reuters | July 12, 2023 | 8:20 am

Minmetals unit hit by further delays at Las Bambas expansion project

Mine is currently operating with military protection.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2023 | 8:04 am

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to make low-carbon alumina at Queensland refinery

The trial technology could cut emissions from the sector that accounts for up to 3% of Australia's total emissions.

Reuters | July 11, 2023 | 3:49 pm

A showdown in Jamaica is deciding the fate of the deep ocean

As the International Seabed Authority meets in Kingston this week, it will be writing rules for deep sea mining that threatens the very ecosystems in need of preservation.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 2:02 pm

Concentration of critical minerals’ supply intensifies despite diversification efforts

Concentration of supply intensified for some critical minerals in 2022, despite US and Europe's efforts to diversify and reduce reliance on China.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2023 | 11:23 am

Heat in China’s Sichuan hits power as metals output fears grow

Power consumption in Sichuan reached a record high on Monday with temperatures above 35C.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 10:29 am

BHP, JX Metals to form partnership aimed at reducing carbon footprint in copper supply chain

The companies already have a long-standing relationship dating back to 1985 with the commissioning of Escondida, the world's largest copper mine.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2023 | 8:46 am

Biden’s electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies – automakers

Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.

Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 7:28 am

IEA says critical minerals supply could pull close to demand by 2030

Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.

Reuters | July 11, 2023 | 7:17 am

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