Base Metals Top Stories

Force Majeure at Oyu Tolgoi mine due to border protests

Measure was taken as Chinese coal haulers continue to disrupt deliveries near the border with Mongolia, the mine's majority owner Turquoise Hill said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 18, 2018 | 2:59 am

Tracking Europe’s waste: ‘There’s gold in them landfills’

Some of Europe's richest deposits of valuable materials are in…

Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 10:49 am

Supply disruptions could boost copper prices -Chile’s Cochilco

Cochilco, Chile's state copper commission, raised its estimated 2018 avg…

Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 3:00 am

Time to own gold: Sharps Pixley

"The best is yet to come, but not just yet.…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 16, 2018 | 6:53 pm

Canadian companies want to extract nickel, vanadium, cobalt from petcoke

They're running a study led by Paul Watkinson, who has…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 16, 2018 | 5:45 pm

Anglo American sees return to glory days of copper production in Chile

Monday’s approval by Chilean ministers of a $3 billion-plus overhaul at Los Bronces gives Anglo’s production output a major boost.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2023 | 1:47 pm

BHP says more stability in Chile would spur its investment

The company would "desperately" like to work with the government to solve regulatory and tax issues.

Reuters | April 18, 2023 | 12:45 pm

Chile government says it will reach deal with copper producers before key mining tax vote

The administration of President Gabriel Boric is optimistic over an agreement between Tuesday and Wednesday, Mining Minister Marcela Hernando said.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2023 | 10:14 am

BHP, Antofagasta call for more dialogue in Chile copper royalty proposal

A Senate commission is expected to vote on the royalty on Tuesday and would pass to the full Senate if approved.

Reuters | April 18, 2023 | 9:45 am

Copper price rises on faster than expected economic growth in China

Chinese GDP grew by 4.5% year on year in the first three months of 2023, beating analyst expectations of 4% growth.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 18, 2023 | 9:42 am

Codelco sees new synergies after Anglo American project approval

Conditional measures for the approval of Los Bronces include a joint study with Codelco's Andina mine on monitoring particulate matter emissions.

Reuters | April 18, 2023 | 9:28 am

Column: Tin spooked by threat of supply disruption in Myanmar

All mining and processing activities will be "suspended" from the start of August to preserve the remaining national resource.

Reuters | April 18, 2023 | 9:14 am

Graphic: Hefty shortages to help buoy aluminum prices this year

Supply disruptions in China are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.

Reuters | April 18, 2023 | 8:43 am

Trudeau team ‘closely’ watching Glencore’s bid to swallow Teck

Canada’s investment law gives the government some latitude to block foreign takeovers of large companies, though the power has not been used frequently.

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2023 | 8:36 am

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