Base Metals Top Stories

Anti-corruption body asks Rio for Oyu Tolgoi-related info

Request relates to an investigation about possible abuse of power by authorized officials during negotiation of the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2018 | 9:34 am

Antofagasta more than doubles dividend on strong copper prices

Chile-focused miner is raising its dividend by 177%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2018 | 4:20 am

Newcrest shares hit after dam wall collapse

The miner declared that its performance for fiscal 2018 will…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 12, 2018 | 4:52 pm

Copper price: Hedge funds slash bullish bets to 16-month low

The last time large-scale copper price futures speculators were this…

Frik Els | March 12, 2018 | 1:05 pm

China’s Zijin Mining interested in Serbian copper mine RTB, Belgrade says

Serbia has tried and failed three times since 2007 to…

Reuters | March 12, 2018 | 10:30 am

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

$1 billion SPAC deal shows how mining supply chains are breaking up

INTERVIEW: Artem Volynets of ACG Electric Metals wants to roll up critical metals industry one mine at a time.

Frik Els | June 22, 2023 | 3:23 pm

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