Base Metals Top Stories

Hudbay Minerals settles board battle with shareholder Waterton

Canadian miner will elect 11 nominees of Waterton Global Resource Management, its second largest shareholder, as part of the settlement that ends a long-dragged out battle over control of Hudbay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2019 | 3:51 am

Automation overhaul at Matsa’s Spanish copper mines

RCT has finished a major automation project at Matsa Resources’…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 2, 2019 | 12:39 pm

Sibanye says platinum mine shaft shut until official probe

1,800 workers at the Rustenburg mine were trapped for as…

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2019 | 11:30 am

Indian zinc miner sees output rebounding in 2019/20 financial year

Hindustan Zinc, the world's second largest zinc miner, expects its…

Reuters | May 2, 2019 | 9:25 am

Ivanhoe appoints former Kinross CFO Giardini president, CEO to retire

Ivanhoe Mines has appointed former Kinross CFO Tony Giardini as its…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 1, 2019 | 4:29 pm

LME approves listing of first Indonesian nickel brand

Until now, Indonesia has not produced a significant amount of the metal in high-purity form traded on the LME.

Reuters | May 23, 2024 | 6:58 am

Rio Tinto faces pressure to leave London exchange

Activist investor Palliser Capital argues that switching its primary listing to Australia would boost Rio Tinto's shares by about 40%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2024 | 5:18 am

Greatland grows exploration portfolio in Western Australia

The Woodlands property, part of the company's Mt Egerton project, is a highly under-explored area with vast gold and copper potential.

Staff Writer | May 23, 2024 | 3:03 am

First Quantum seeks to speed up Peru projects after Panama debacle

The miner controls the La Granja project, worth at least $2.5 billion, and the $1.86 billion Haquira project.

Reuters | May 22, 2024 | 3:24 pm

Record gold and copper prices are also a boon for illegal mining in Peru

Illegal mining had become a “huge challenge” and that the government was working on a bill to create a new framework for small miners.

Bloomberg News | May 22, 2024 | 12:22 pm

Southern Copper aims to boost Peru output by 520,000t in 8-10 years

Southern Copper operates the Cuajone and Toquepala mines in Peru.

Reuters | May 22, 2024 | 12:16 pm

Glencore, Rusal extend aluminum supply contract into 2025

Glencore is legally bound to continue the contract because Rusal has not been directly targeted by Western sanctions.

Reuters | May 22, 2024 | 11:15 am

Faraday Copper rallies on $15 million bought deal to advance Arizona project

Its Copper Creek project in Arizona is labelled as one of the largest undeveloped copper projects in the US.

Staff Writer | May 22, 2024 | 11:06 am

Lawyers representing Congo claim to have new evidence on Apple’s use of conflict minerals

Apple has said in the past that it does not directly buy, procure or source primary minerals, and it has been auditing its suppliers for several years.

Staff Writer | May 22, 2024 | 11:00 am

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