Base Metals Top Stories

Barrick moves forward with plan to make every employee an owner

The gold miner’s employees will receive this year 90 shares each, taking the total held by staff to more than 1.5 million shares.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2018 | 4:45 am

BC mining and exploration sees resurgence after years of stagnation

The survey found that exploration expenditures across BC totaled $246…

EY | March 5, 2018 | 1:10 pm

Sudden jump in zinc stocks threatens bull party: Andy Home

The London zinc price has been on a two-year romp,…

Reuters | March 5, 2018 | 11:33 am

Zinc turned upside down as prices tank and stockpiles surge

The zinc market is making a U-turn.

Bloomberg News | March 5, 2018 | 11:03 am

Trump ups trade pressure on Canada, Mexico; senior Republicans urge rethink

Trump said Canada and Mexico could avoid planned steel and…

Reuters | March 5, 2018 | 10:28 am

Chile court extends closure of Lundin copper mine over sinkhole

Lundin voluntarily stopped work at the Alcaparrosa mine in July 2022 when the sinkhole appeared.

Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 3:35 pm

Escondida copper mine conveyer belt faces pause after fire

The company did not say whether the fire affected production.

Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 11:24 am

CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines?

Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.

Frik Els | June 8, 2023 | 9:43 am

Column: China’s imports of major commodities reflect mixed economic data

Imports of coal have been robust in recent months as China turned to thermal generation amid lower hydropower output.

Bloomberg News | June 8, 2023 | 9:42 am

BHP’s Xplor looking for more copper, nickel exploration projects

BHP Xplor’s VP Sonia Scarselli says demand-supply equation for other battery metals is not as stretched as that for those two metals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2023 | 8:12 am

Carbon capture tests results better than anticipated for Canada Nickel

The process at the Crawford nickel project can store 1.0 million tonnes of carbon annually.

Staff Writer | June 8, 2023 | 7:33 am

Tonnes of cobalt could be mined in Idaho but processing facilities still lacking — study

Researchers say that although there is potential for cobalt extraction from the Idaho Cobalt Belt, the question of how to process it remains unanswered.

Staff Writer | June 8, 2023 | 5:05 am

Copper price slump will give way to record buying spree, Citi says

Investors look set to pile into the copper market on an unprecedented scale in the next few years, Citi analyst says.

Bloomberg News | June 7, 2023 | 11:33 am

BHP and Microsoft use AI to boost copper recovery at Escondida

The use of new digital technology to optimise concentrator performance at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile is expected to improve recovery.

Staff Writer | June 7, 2023 | 10:18 am

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