Base Metals Top Stories

Mexican election to pose limited risks to positive mining outlook: BMI

According to the market research firm, a possible victory by leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses “minimal downside risks to an otherwise strong outlook” for the country's mining industry.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 28, 2018 | 6:15 pm

Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine to lift force majeure

Majority owner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said that it expected…

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

Visualizing global EV production in 2022, by brand

This graphic explores the latest EV production data for 2022, showing BYD taking a massive step forward to surpass Tesla.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 20, 2023 | 11:27 am

NorZinc reaches milestone with Prairie Creek road

This marks the first time in over 40 years that there has been land access to the mine site.

Staff Writer | April 20, 2023 | 10:15 am

Alcoa CEO warns Russian aluminum will overwhelm LME warehouses

Roy Harvey said aluminum from Russia now accounts for 53% of the total stockpiles in global LME warehouses.

Bloomberg News | April 20, 2023 | 9:55 am

Antofagasta CEO sees global copper supply shortfall this year, volatile prices

Ivan Arriagada said fears of a global recession remain, but he expect a "soft landing" as long as Chinese demand held up.

Reuters | April 20, 2023 | 7:54 am

Canadian dealmakers expect low-carbon shift will drive mining M&A

Mining deals with any Canadian involvement hit $29.5 billion in the first few weeks of the second quarter of this year.

Reuters | April 20, 2023 | 7:41 am

Tesla to feel commodity cost pain until second half of 2023

A recent pullback in commodity prices will aid Tesla Inc's bruised margins only in the second half of the year.

Reuters | April 20, 2023 | 7:36 am

Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study

Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams had fewer catfish species.

Staff Writer | April 20, 2023 | 6:12 am

Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan

The Japanese company said it will vote in favour of Teck's plan to create two separate companies next week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2023 | 3:44 am

Fresh blow to cobalt bulls as prices sink below $20,000

With massive stockpiles from Tenke Fungurume in the DRC released for export, cobalt prices face further pressure.

Frik Els | April 19, 2023 | 10:47 am

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