Base Metals Top Stories

Zambia court dismisses First Quantum bid to stop $1.4bn lawsuit

ZCCM-IH launched action in Oct 2016 to sue First Quantum over claims that the company borrowed $2.3bn from copper mining subsidiary without informing them.

Reuters | January 26, 2018 | 12:01 pm

Rio Tinto lifts force majeure at Kennecott copper mine

The company halted production of refined copper at its smelter…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2018 | 8:56 am

Glencore in ‘hiring frenzy’ as it readies to restart Lady Loretta zinc mine

Production at the Queensland-based operation was halted in 2015 because of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2018 | 8:22 am

Chile’s Codelco gets approvals for El Teniente mine expansion

The approvals will allow the company to modify its original…

Reuters | January 25, 2018 | 12:31 pm

Canada’s Gahcho Kue diamond mine boosts Anglo American output, but copper flat

The company beat expectations on Thursday with a 5% increase…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2018 | 7:07 am

Majuba Hill acquires Copper King and Desert Mountain claims in Utah

The two claim blocks are 56 miles southwest of Kennecott’s prolific Bingham Canyon Mine Complex.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2023 | 4:41 pm

Foran closes C$100m private placement for Saskatchewan exploration

Foran holds eight properties encompassing over 140,000 hectares within the Hanson Lake District of eastern Saskatchewan.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2023 | 10:10 am

Copper price rises on lower supply

Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down 11.6% last Friday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 27, 2023 | 9:51 am

Copper Mountain shrugs off disappointing 2022, sets improved output guidance

For 2023, the company is forecasting copper production to reach 88 million to 99 million lb.

Staff Writer | March 27, 2023 | 9:22 am

Harita Nickel raises $659 million in Jakarta IPO priced at top

Glencore among investors as commodity producers lead record listing pipeline for south-east Asian economy.

Bloomberg News | March 27, 2023 | 7:56 am

Li-Cycle to build French battery processing facility

The French facility, which is expected to open in 2024 and complement similar sites under development in Germany and Norway.

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 7:49 am

Mexico okays Pan American Silver-Yamana Gold deal

With the acquisition of Yamana, Pan American is increasing its Latin American portfolio to 12 mining operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2023 | 5:49 am

US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump’s tariffs on steel imports

The top court declined to hear a challenge to the steel import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in 2018.

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 4:23 am

LME nickel finally returns to regular trading hours after crisis

Nickel will finally open again at 1 a.m. London time, more than a year after the LME suspended trading and canceled billions of dollars worth of deals.

Bloomberg News | March 26, 2023 | 12:52 pm

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