Base Metals Top Stories

Hudbay Minerals expands footprint in Peru

The miner’s local subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire mining properties in southern Peru near its Constancia copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2018 | 9:28 am

Vale closes sale of fertilizer business to Mosaic for $1.4 billion

Brazilian mining giant is retaining control of the TIPLAM port…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2018 | 7:06 am

Congo’s Gécamines urges Gov’t to revise 16-year-old mining code

The World Bank-supported mining legislation was introduced to attract investment…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2018 | 4:15 am

Amplats reaches deal with South African tribal leader in community fund row

Move aims to curb unrest around Anglo American's most profitable…

Reuters | January 9, 2018 | 2:58 am

Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin virtually triple hydroelectric output to support the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project

Fresh Kakula resource estimate being prepared based on drilling completed…

Ivanhoe Mines | January 8, 2018 | 11:29 am

Tariffs on Russian aluminum to affect tiny slice of US industry

The US imported about 200,000 tons of aluminum from Russia in 2022, according to Commerce Department data.

Bloomberg News | February 24, 2023 | 3:42 pm

Cleantech startup aims to transform mine waste into a ‘climate solution’

Arca was named as one of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures and won a $1 million award from XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation in a carbon removal competition.

Amanda Stutt | February 24, 2023 | 10:14 am

Chinese nickel workers file complaint to Indonesia’s rights body over work conditions

Workers at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) said they "endured a lot of physical, psychological, financial damages to their reputation as human beings".

Reuters | February 24, 2023 | 10:10 am

Chinese group heads to LME with plan to draw a line under nickel crisis

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to discuss an application to register the company’s nickel for delivery on the exchange.

Bloomberg News | February 24, 2023 | 9:50 am

Copper price back below $9,000 as Chinese demand disappoints

The dollar also reached a seven-week high, making metals costlier for buyers with other currencies.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 24, 2023 | 9:02 am

Yellen says EV battery mineral trade pacts can likely bypass Congress

The Treasury in March is due to put out guidance on the sourcing of battery minerals.

Reuters | February 24, 2023 | 8:50 am

US announces tariffs on Russian metals including aluminum

The White House will raise tariffs on more than 100 Russian metals, minerals and chemical products.

Bloomberg News | February 24, 2023 | 7:52 am

Black gold-nickel efficiently converts CO2 to useful chemicals

Researchers have shown that plasmonic black gold-nickel efficiently catalyzes CO2 hydrogenation using visible light.

Staff Writer | February 24, 2023 | 5:22 am

Eldorado says gold production to grow 55% over five years

Addition of the Skouries gold-copper mine in northern Greece will boost Eldorado's output to 675,000-735,000 gold ounces by 2027.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2023 | 3:46 am

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