Base Metals Top Stories

Shipping gauge shows iron ore, copper prices heading for fall

CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices.

Frik Els | February 26, 2018 | 2:03 am

Nickel-copper-cobalt find vaults Vancouver junior to top of TSX-V ranking

Garibaldi Resources beats out tech, energy, life sciences firms for…

Frik Els | February 25, 2018 | 12:39 pm

Burkina Faso seeks new partner for $1 billion manganese project

Burkina Faso is looking for a new partner to mine…

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2018 | 9:00 am

Galician MP denounces tailings pond breach

Lídia Senra filed a complaint before the European Commission denouncing…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 23, 2018 | 6:37 pm

Vancouver company obtains positive results in process of extracting metals from petcoke

MGX Minerals will proceed with its previously announced partnership with…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 23, 2018 | 5:18 pm

Teck takes restructuring plan off the table ahead of vote

Teck said it will pursue instead "a simpler and more direct separation" proposal to best unlock the full value for its shareholders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2023 | 5:15 am

Teck Resources’ profit misses estimates as Glencore circles

Teck narrowly missed first-quarter estimates on lower prices, weak copper and zinc sales and higher expenses.

Reuters | April 26, 2023 | 3:48 am

First Quantum’s issues in Panama hit earnings, production

Results were also affected by a severe rainy season in Zambia, home to its Sentinel and Kansanshi copper mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2023 | 3:31 am

Peru mining sector sees copper JVs as way to unlock new projects

Projects like Southern Copper’s Michiquillay, Newmont’s Conga and Galeno, owned by a subsidiary of China Minmetals Corp., could be unlocked with a joint venture or common infrastructure.

Bloomberg News | April 25, 2023 | 12:39 pm

Teck spinoff backed by Canada pension after website error fixed

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it will vote for Teck’s plan to split the mining company after a “technical error” last week caused it to state the opposite.

Bloomberg News | April 25, 2023 | 10:20 am