Base Metals Top Stories

Ivanhoe appoints former Kinross CFO Giardini president, CEO to retire

Ivanhoe Mines has appointed former Kinross CFO Tony Giardini as its new president.

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

World Bank, Germany, Rio and Anglo set up “climate smart” mining fund

The World Bank is targeting a total investment of $50…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 1, 2019 | 1:39 pm

Gold Fields acquires 16% stake in Chakana Copper

One of the largest gold mining companies in the world…

Northern Miner Staff | May 1, 2019 | 11:05 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Metals and minerals used in renewable power generation

Global demand for strategic minerals like lithium, graphite and nickel…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 1, 2019 | 10:19 am

GFG to spend up to A$100m on Australian copper, iron ore developer

GFG is building up a South Australian franchise to its…

Reuters | May 1, 2019 | 9:17 am

Korea Zinc shares surge on speculation MBK to sweeten offer

MBK is North Asia’s biggest private equity firm with $30 billion under management.

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2024 | 8:39 am

Osisko Metals seeks financing partner on huge Gaspé copper project in Quebec

Reopening the former Noranda mine, about 575 km northeast of Quebec City, could see it become the biggest undeveloped copper asset east of the Mississippi.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 19, 2024 | 8:38 am

Saudi Arabia targets control of Alba to bolster metals ambitions

Ma'aden announced a series of deals this week involving Aluminium Bahrain.

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2024 | 6:59 am

EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat

China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt.

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am

Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling

The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am

Germany launches raw materials fund to strengthen supply chains

The German government is launching a $1.1 billion fund for investment in raw materials.

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 8:20 am

BHP’s Australian nickel stoppages spoil plans for LME alternative

Plans for two new nickel trading platforms to challenge the LME have been blown off course by BHP's planned suspension of its plants in Western Australia.

Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 6:59 am