Base Metals Top Stories

Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine to lift force majeure

Majority owner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said that it expected to make up any sales-related effect over the next few quarters.

Reuters | February 28, 2018 | 4:59 pm

Billionaire Lundin chases base-metal buy with $3 billion budget

Copper ‘might be the easiest asset to work with:’ Lukas…

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2018 | 4:19 pm

Mongolian court sides with government in copper mine ownership row

The Erdenet mine produces 530,000 tonnes of copper concentrate a…

Reuters | February 28, 2018 | 11:21 am

Copper price felled as Chinese factory reading drops most in 5 years

Slowdown in Chinese manufacturing blamed on impact of Beijing's pollution…

Frik Els | February 28, 2018 | 11:05 am

South Africa’s mining charter to be finalized in three months

Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector…

Reuters | February 28, 2018 | 9:31 am

Panama rejects First Quantum’s legal bid to avoid halting operations

First Quantum had notified the country about two arbitration proceedings days after the order to halt operations.

Reuters | January 2, 2023 | 2:54 am

Battery metal binge outweighs cost hikes at PolyMet copper-nickel project in Minnesota

Developing the first phase of the NorthMet open-pit operation about 100 km north of the Lake Superior port of Duluth is forecast at $1.2 billion.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 10:26 am

Chile copper production down 5.5% in November

The drop in copper output was partly due to lower ore grades and operational problems affecting major companies in the sector.

Reuters | December 30, 2022 | 10:04 am

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 9:34 am

Coal, gas lead 2022 commodities rally

Industrial metals and iron ore are on track to finish in negative territory.

Reuters | December 30, 2022 | 8:59 am

Global Battery Metals to discontinue nickel-copper exploration in Michigan

The Vancouver-based miner said exploration activities at Sawyer Camp have not generated enough encouragement to justify the continued allocation of budget and effort.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 8:40 am

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Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine to lift force majeure

Billionaire Lundin chases base-metal buy with $3 billion budget

Mongolian court sides with government in copper mine ownership row

Copper price felled as Chinese factory reading drops most in 5 years

South Africa’s mining charter to be finalized in three months

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Panama rejects First Quantum’s legal bid to avoid halting operations

Battery metal binge outweighs cost hikes at PolyMet copper-nickel project in Minnesota

Chile copper production down 5.5% in November

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Coal, gas lead 2022 commodities rally

Global Battery Metals to discontinue nickel-copper exploration in Michigan

Rusal eyes rising demand for low-carbon aluminum in China

China’s metal factories cut production on poor outlook

LME ends chaotic year with metal stockpiles perilously low