Base Metals Top Stories

Cyanide and copper: key ingredients in the origins of life, scientists say

Harvard researchers combined cyanide and copper in an airtight quartz container and their findings are impressive.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 21, 2018 | 4:24 pm

Copper giant shortlists candidates as CEO ponders future

While Nelson Pizarro could well stay on as Codelco's chief…

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2018 | 10:20 am

First Quantum dodges catastrophe as CEO moves to dispute tax bill

Zambia Revenue Authority claims the company owes $2.1 billion in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2018 | 8:56 am

Indonesia’s Inalum expects to line up Freeport sale bank financing soon

Indonesia's state mining holding company expects to reach an agreement…

Reuters | March 21, 2018 | 6:02 am

Congo set to overtake US as world no 4 copper producer

DRC's resolve to overhaul mining code shouldn't have surprised the…

Frik Els | March 20, 2018 | 3:41 pm

Copper dealt blow in battle for critical mineral status in the US

The Copper Development Association claims the USGS's refusal to include copper is based on old facts outside of its own 2022 methodology.

MINING.COM Editor | May 23, 2023 | 9:50 am

Column: Aluminum is the West’s critical minerals blind spot

Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017.

Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 9:32 am

Vedanta extends record dividend spree with $830 million payout

Shares of the company rose about 2% at the close in Mumbai on Monday before the dividend was announced.

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2023 | 8:34 am

LME aluminum stocks climb by over 20,000t in South Korea

The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes.

Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 8:14 am

Union at Chile’s Centinela copper mine opts to extend talks

Union members had rejected a previous proposal from Antofagasta in mid-May.

Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 8:09 am

Russia raises aluminum exports to China to near record levels as sanctions bite

Russian sales of refined aluminum to China nearly trebled in April from the previous year.

Bloomberg News | May 22, 2023 | 9:37 am

Missing recovery leaves China’s metals bears in charge

The first gathering of the Asian metals community since the pandemic should have been a celebration, but the resurgence never came.

Bloomberg News | May 21, 2023 | 8:52 pm

Congo President heads to China amid mining contract negotiations

Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal.

Bloomberg News | May 19, 2023 | 2:21 pm

Ecuador, Colombia and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing copper, gold and more

While geopolitical risk in South America is growing, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru remain mineral-rich hot spots with excellent potential for new discoveries.

Norm Tollinsky | May 19, 2023 | 1:50 pm

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