Base Metals Top Stories

Randgold’s Kibali mine in DRC to achieve full production this year

Mine is on track to produce its target of 700,000 ounces of gold in 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2018 | 9:11 am

Rio Tinto bets big on Mongolia, opens local office

The new unit, under Mongolian leadership, will focus on exploration…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2018 | 3:27 am

Scotiabank bullish on zinc, copper

Scotiabank’s January commodity price index is good news for resource…

Business in Vancouver | January 21, 2018 | 4:32 pm

Why Robert Friedland is bullish on copper

The engine that drives his confidence comes in the form…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2018 | 5:48 pm

Great Atlantic to drill for base/precious metals in New Brunswick

The company has just received a diamond drilling permit for…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2018 | 4:23 pm

Latitude 66 confirms another cobalt-gold discovery in Finland

Significant new gobalt and gold intersections were identified as part of the 32-hole diamond drilling program.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 1:19 pm

Eurobattery Minerals ups stake in Hautalampi nickel-cobalt-copper project in Finland

The announcement comes a day after the company released the results of a pre-feasibility study, reporting strong economics for the project

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 12:30 pm

US Forest Service to OK land swap for Rio’s Tinto’s Arizona copper mine before July

Resolution mine would destroy a site of religious importance to Native Americans but supply more than a quarter of US copper demand for the green energy transition.

Reuters | March 21, 2023 | 11:58 am

Study shows seafloor cobalt, nickel mining dramatically lowers battery metals environmental impact

Benchmark's lifecycle assessment of The Metals Co’s Pacific Ocean project shows nickel, cobalt from seabed perform better in almost every category including 70%-80% lower emissions than Indonesian nickel.

Frik Els | March 21, 2023 | 10:55 am