Base Metals Top Stories

Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres copper mine workers vote to strike

Unionized workers company’s latest offer for a collective labour agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2018 | 9:14 am

Teck restarts Elkview dryer, to lose 200,000 tonnes of coal production

Company expects to lose about 200,000 tonnes in steelmaking coal…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2018 | 6:25 am

Trump sets steel and aluminum tariffs; Mexico, Canada exempted

Trump has also demanded concessions from the European Union and…

Reuters | March 8, 2018 | 2:14 pm

Copper, iron ore prices drop as Chinese imports plunge

But the customs data look worse than it is.

Frik Els | March 8, 2018 | 12:51 pm

Why electric vehicles could fracture the nickel market: Andy Home

The EV story is a strong, slow-burn bull case for…

Reuters | March 8, 2018 | 12:26 pm

LME cancelled nickel trades to ‘save’ Tsingshan, London court told

Two financial firms are demanding a combined $472 million in damages.

Reuters | June 20, 2023 | 8:23 am

Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining

The country's government has outlined details of a plan to open its sea floor to commercial mineral exploration and extraction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2023 | 4:42 am

Hudbay triples land holding in Manitoba with Rockcliff buy

Rockcliff is the 49% joint venture partner on Hudbay’s Talbot copper-gold project and owns six other deposits in the Snow Lake region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2023 | 3:37 am

Codelco must kick-start lithium industry while reviving copper output

Chile is already the world’s no. 2 producer of lithium after Australia. But demand is exploding worldwide.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 2:51 pm

New copper supply offset by multiple hits to existing operations

Some of the world’s largest mining companies and metal traders are warning the shortfall could arrive as early as 2025.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 19, 2023 | 12:18 pm

Nine Mile Metals enjoys XRF results up to 24% Cu and 38% Pb-Zn from historic Wedge mine

The Wedge deposit was discovered in 1956 by Cominco, and it operated the mine between 1962 and 1968.

Staff Writer | June 19, 2023 | 11:39 am

China’s maxed-out aluminum industry eyes future in Indonesia

China’s aluminum producers are following in the footsteps of their nickel peers by setting up smelters in Indonesia.

Bloomberg News | June 19, 2023 | 9:44 am

Copper price drops as uncertainty surrounds stimulus in China

Traders expect China to cut benchmark rates on Tuesday, the first such easing in 10 months.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 19, 2023 | 9:37 am

Four firms shortlisted in race to buy Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines

China's Zijin Mining and Norinco Group, South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater and an investment vehicle owned by ex-Glencore officials have been shortlisted in the race.

Reuters | June 19, 2023 | 9:16 am

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