Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto lifts force majeure at Kennecott copper mine

The company halted production of refined copper at its smelter at the Utah-based mine in October, following the death of a worker who was exposed to sulphur dioxide gases at the plant while removing debris from a boiler.

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

Freeport profit pops higher; miner makes progress in Indonesia

The world's second-largest copper miner by production also said talks…

Reuters | January 25, 2018 | 5:44 am

Copper price rises as banking crisis woes ease

Investors welcomed news of a large group of banks infusing cash into US lender First Republic Bank.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 17, 2023 | 9:16 am

Volkswagen to invest in mines in bid to become global battery supplier

Europe's biggest carmaker wants its battery unit PowerCo to become a global battery supplier.

Reuters | March 17, 2023 | 8:13 am

Rusal reports 2022 profit slump as aluminum costs soar

Rusal's net profit fell by around 44%.

Reuters | March 17, 2023 | 7:50 am

Hydrogen-based thermal power produced using aluminum scrap

Found Energy produced 20 kW of continuous, hydrogen-based thermal power using 1 kilogram of hard-to-recycle aluminum scrap.

Staff Writer | March 17, 2023 | 5:48 am

Teck’s Trail Operations in British Columbia makes the Zinc Mark

Zinc Mark uses an assurance framework that aims to promote responsible production practices and demonstrate commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Staff Writer | March 16, 2023 | 4:24 pm

Nexa expands zinc resource, mine life of Aripuanã in Brazil

Nexa added 8.3 million tonnes of probable mineral reserves after more than 34,000 metres of infill drilling.

Colin McClelland | March 16, 2023 | 2:41 pm

Lockheed Martin sells deep-sea mining firm to Norway’s Loke

UK Seabed Resources holds a 100% interest in two deep sea mineral licences in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 10:43 am

EU tags copper and nickel as strategic, but industry wants more

The Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) unveiled by the EU adds the two major industrial metals to a list that had previously focused on more niche minerals.

Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 10:06 am

Glencore won’t renew Rusal aluminum deal as things stand

Glencore Plc is willing to walk away from a $16 billion deal to buy aluminum from Russia’s No. 1 producer.

Bloomberg News | March 16, 2023 | 8:03 am

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