Base Metals Top Stories

Zimbabwe’s top platinum miner warns listing rule to backfire

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. sees little interest in a listing among local investors.

Bloomberg News | April 6, 2018 | 10:50 am

Copper pipeline lowest in a century

While appetite for copper-mining assets is picking up, a supply…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2018 | 9:15 am

Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation

"The church but the entire world is worried about the…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 5, 2018 | 5:48 pm

Och-Ziff deal isn’t final yet as judge weighs `victim’ Bid

An Och-Ziff unit is due to be sentenced after it…

Bloomberg News | April 5, 2018 | 1:52 pm

Vedanta copper unit draws ire of movie stars on pollution claims

Stars-turned-politicians are lending their voices to protests by neighboring villagers…

Bloomberg News | April 5, 2018 | 10:28 am

Glencore buys Pan American’s stake in Argentinean copper project

Pan American is selling its 56% interest in the MARA copper project, added to its portfolio as part of the acquisition of Yamana Gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2023 | 4:06 am

Chile’s Supreme Court awards $1.4 million to 31 of the 33 miners trapped in 2010

The Supreme Court ruling states that the National Geology and Mining Service and the Labour Directorate failed to comply with its legal obligation of conducting proper precautionary inspections.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 30, 2023 | 12:53 pm

The mining world turns to Saudi cash for critical metal supply

Saudi Arabia is seeking to take minority stakes in global mining assets that will over time help provide access to supplies of strategic minerals.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2023 | 11:32 am

Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden to acquire 10% of Brazil base metals firm

Ma'aden, has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in Vale Base Metals, as part of a strategy to invest in global mining assets.

Reuters | July 30, 2023 | 11:05 am

Southern Copper getting more optimistic on stalled Peru mine

The company has been trying for years to convince local communities of the merits of the Tia Maria project.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2023 | 4:36 pm

Glencore in advanced talks for Argentina copper stake

Glencore is close to finalizing a deal to acquire Pan American Silver Corp.’s 56% stake in the Mara copper project.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2023 | 4:02 pm

Hudbay’s Snow Lake discovery could stretch mine life beyond 2038

The company’s winter drilling program had uncovered a trove of new mineralized zones.

Henry Lazenby | July 28, 2023 | 2:41 pm

Newcrest interim CEO on Newmont merger, and why copper could soon outshine gold

Newmont had to come back quite a few times before Newcrest’s board “felt we could not say no.”

Alisha Hiyate | July 28, 2023 | 2:03 pm

Saudi metals deal to test Canada’s new foreign investor rules

Canada’s vow to curb foreign investment in its critical minerals sector will face its first major test with Saudi Arabia’s deal to buy into some of the country’s largest nickel mines.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2023 | 12:45 pm

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