Base Metals Top Stories

Australian Mines signs off-take deal with Korea’s SK Innovation

Australian Mines said the agreement included an option for SK Innovation to buy up to 19.9% of its ordinary shares.

Reuters | February 19, 2018 | 11:19 am

Amplats announces first dividend in 7 years, plans no big projects this year

Amplats' investment stance highlights the fragile state of platinum mining…

Reuters | February 19, 2018 | 10:47 am

Mining M&A jumps to 4-year high – expect more in 2018

New report says "deals in lithium, copper and cobalt are…

Frik Els | February 19, 2018 | 10:43 am

Moody’s bullish on base metals, US steel

Base metals should continue to do well in 2018 along…

MINING.com Editor | February 18, 2018 | 8:05 pm

Battery-technology metals to leave gold, silver in the dust: readers

A whopping two-thirds of MINING.com readers say battery-technology metals will…

Michael Allan McCrae | February 17, 2018 | 11:49 am

Trafigura takes significant copper volumes from LME warehouses

Copper stocks in LME warehouses, at 56,800 tonnes, have fallen by more than 25% since the middle of March.

Reuters | April 12, 2023 | 4:06 am

The deep sea mining debate is “gone” — it’s happening, says The Metals Company CEO

Automakers and steelmaking companies have shown interest in the technology, according to Gerard Barron.

Bruno Venditti | April 11, 2023 | 10:21 pm

Ecuador mining opposition holding up $1 billion of investments

Ecuador has abundant mineral reserves but has lagged behind regional neighbors such as Peru and Chile in large-scale mining development.

Reuters | April 11, 2023 | 3:24 pm

Newmont, Glencore bids crack into metal industry’s top takeovers

Both deals — if completed — would rank among the top 10 biggest takeovers of metals producers.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 1:19 pm

CHARTS: Mining’s top 50 companies top $1.4 trillion value amid M&A fever

World’s top 50 mining companies build on gains in the first quarter of 2023, but remain well below valuations this time last year as M&A fever grips the sector.

Frik Els | April 11, 2023 | 11:28 am

Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says

The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the OECD says.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 10:20 am