Base Metals Top Stories

British Columbia to reform Environmental Assessment Process in the fall

Environmental assessments already underway will continue under the current process.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 7, 2018 | 5:32 pm

Congo’s Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners

The announcement followed a nearly six-hour meeting on Wednesday between…

Reuters | March 7, 2018 | 3:11 pm

Kazakh miner ERG revives sale of Congo copper mine

ERG revives efforts to sell its Frontier copper mine in…

Reuters | March 7, 2018 | 10:43 am

Gold slips after hitting 1-week high on trade war fears

Fall followed news that a top economic advisor to the…

Reuters | March 7, 2018 | 7:36 am

Rio Tinto speeds up driverless fleet expansion in Australia

Fifteen autonomous trucks will be introduced to West Angelas iron…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2018 | 6:45 am

Sprott backs Seabridge Gold with $150 million KSM smelter royalty

The KSM project is the world’s largest undeveloped gold-copper project, when measured by resources.

Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 6:52 am

Chile’s mining royalty bill heads for final vote

The long-awaited and several times amended mining royalty bill is back at the lower chamber with a vote expected next week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2023 | 3:44 am

Indonesia became second largest cobalt producer in 2022 – Cobalt Institute

The country accounted for almost 5% of global production of the battery material in 2022.

Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 9:27 am

Column: Copper’s anticipated supply surplus is proving elusive

Copper usage appears to be growing faster than previously forecasted, while mine supply is yet again failing to live up to expectations.

Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 8:36 am

Share of Russian aluminum in LME warehouses falls slightly

Overall aluminum stocks are up 27% so far this year.

Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 7:56 am

Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals

The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank.

Bloomberg News | May 10, 2023 | 7:48 am

Eneos considers possible IPO for JX Nippon Mining & Metals

JX Nippon Mining & Metals is the majority owner of Chile’s Caserones copper mine.

Reuters | May 10, 2023 | 7:42 am

Serabi, Vale to jointly explore for copper in Brazil

The JV will explore Serabi's Matilda prospect and other targets in the Tapajos region of Brazil, within its Palito Complex.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2023 | 6:43 am

Rio Tinto to co-fund Finnish solution to recover critical minerals, metals from mine wastewater

Weeefiner and Sensmet are developing a solution that will be able to provide water treatment to end-of-life mining sites and selectively recover critical minerals and rare earth metals.

Staff Writer | May 10, 2023 | 5:05 am

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