Base Metals Top Stories

Metals power higher as sickly dollar spurs copper-to-gold rally

Copper surged as much as 2.1 percent, the most since Nov. 13, to $7,262 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange.

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2018 | 1:10 pm

Acacia Mining’s Q4 output down on Tanzania export ban

The London-listed miner said production in three months to Dec…

Reuters | January 15, 2018 | 11:57 am

Canada’s RNC Minerals in talks to fund battery material mine

RNC Minerals in talks with commodity traders, mine operators and…

Reuters | January 15, 2018 | 11:15 am

New indicated resource points to expansion at New Century Zinc Mine

The re-start of a mothballed zinc mine in Australia is…

Andrew Topf | January 14, 2018 | 8:25 pm

Mike Beck: Battery metals part 4 – Unprecedented demand picture forming in copper

The average E.V. requires 80kg more copper than a regular…

Palisade Radio | January 14, 2018 | 7:29 pm

Alcoa Australia to cut Portland aluminum smelter output to 75% capacity

The company cited instability and production challenges.

Reuters | March 15, 2023 | 7:50 am

China Jan-Feb aluminum output up 7.5% as demand hopes rise

That marked the highest output for the two months since at least 2015.

Reuters | March 15, 2023 | 7:45 am

Vale weighs IPO of metals unit after sale of 10% stake

The company has approached Mark Cutifani about becoming chair of the base metals business

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2023 | 7:32 am

Indonesia nickel miner plans up to $647 million IPO

PT Trimegah Bangun Persada IPO would be Southeast Asia's biggest IPO so far this year.

Reuters | March 15, 2023 | 7:24 am

Rio Tinto should expect more friction over Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia will keep fighting for maximum benefit from a giant copper mine run, the country’s prime minister said.

Bloomberg News | March 14, 2023 | 5:48 pm

China to step up deep sea mining efforts

Chinese state shipbuilding company says mining the seabed will help the country reduce “heavy reliance on foreign suppliers” of critical minerals.

Frik Els | March 14, 2023 | 2:46 pm

Deep-South prospects improve in battle for Haib copper licence in Namibia

The High Court of Namibia set aside the decision of the Minister not to renew Deep-South Resources prospecting licence.

Staff Writer | March 14, 2023 | 12:23 pm

Peru mining exports fall almost 20% year/year in January amid protests

For copper, which Peru is the world's second largest producer of, foreign sales fell 25% year-on-year in the first month of the year.

Reuters | March 14, 2023 | 11:44 am

Newcrest, Newmont set to talk as Newcrest outlines more mining potential

Newcrest rebuffed Newmont’s initial $17 billion takeover bid in mid-February,

Henry Lazenby | March 14, 2023 | 11:31 am

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