Base Metals Top Stories

Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution

Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity.

Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:06 am

Rio Tinto stands to win from Rusal sanctions

US consumers to lose.

Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 9:32 am

Quellaveco copper mine in Peru could be reactivated

There are signs that the stalled $5 billion project could…

Reuters | April 8, 2018 | 8:11 am

Sanctions on Russian tycoon Deripaska will create global ripples

Deripaska is the main owner of the conglomerate EN+, which…

Reuters | April 6, 2018 | 1:56 pm

Electric vehicles do not need to be poisonous

The rapid proliferation of poisons in a widening variety of applications…

IDTechEx | April 6, 2018 | 11:23 am

Heavy rains in Chile cause floods, shut down some copper mines

Work at the company’s Andina mine is currently suspended, Codelco said.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 12:05 pm

Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities

As the value of mining industry mergers and acquisitions falls from last year’s high, some investors see divergent trends moderating conditions.

Colin McClelland | June 23, 2023 | 10:40 am

The China-driven metals ‘super cycle’ is over, Jefferies says

Asia’s largest economy has been a crucial support for metals markets over the last two to three decades.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 10:10 am

Copper price falls on hawkish rate hikes, strong dollar

Declining stocks have heightened market concern about the availability of copper.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 9:50 am

Billionaire Friedland says US must brand copper a critical metal

Friedland, who’s behind the discovery of some of the world’s biggest copper deposits, has long championed the importance of the metal.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 9:34 am

Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps

Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon completion of a private placement.

Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 8:49 am

TIMELINE – LME’s nickel crisis: major developments since trading halt

Exchanges are in an uncomfortable wait for the outcome of a lawsuit by two financial firms against the LME.

Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 8:33 am

GRAPHIC: More zinc mine suspensions loom if prices stay below $2,400/t

Weak demand from the construction industry has pushed zinc prices to levels which leave some miners with little or no profit.

Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 8:22 am

UK regulator was missing in action at start of nickel crisis, filings show

As nickel prices surged and for hours after a large Chinese bank missed a margin call, the Financial Conduct Authority was largely passive in its interactions with the LME.

Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 4:21 pm

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