Base Metals Top Stories

Nickel prices will continue to fall: BMI

Increased supply from Indonesia and subdued demand from China are the main drivers behind the downward trend.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 3, 2018 | 7:33 pm

Drilling in Stars

A winter drilling program has begun on the Stars mine…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 3, 2018 | 4:32 pm

Goldman has more good news for copper, zinc price

Chinese supply-side reforms, environmental cuts translate into higher prices and…

Frik Els | January 3, 2018 | 4:05 pm

Blue skies, green cars and a year of revolution for industrial metals: Andy Home

Arrival of new Silicon Valley players like Tesla and Apple…

Reuters | January 3, 2018 | 3:31 pm

Solgold maiden resource at Alpala, Ecuador is 5.2m tonnes copper

And 12.3m contained ounces of gold.

Frik Els | January 3, 2018 | 10:13 am

Mining dealmakers set for year of hot M&A after monster gold bid

Mergers and acquisitions will be top of mind at PDAC this year.

Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 8:07 am

India writes to markets regulator opposing Hindustan Zinc-Vedanta deal

Hindustan Zinc stocks have fallen since the proposal to buy two Vendata subsidiaries.

Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 7:54 am

Oman to offer new mining concessions in Q1 2023

This process would also include new concession areas targeting commodities like chromite, copper, limestone and others.

Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 7:49 am

EV Nickel’s stock soars after announcing ‘enormous’ mineral resource in Ontario

Company says it puts it into the league of the largest undeveloped nickel deposits in the world.

Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 3:43 pm

Panama breakthrough adds to good news for global copper supplies

The Cobre Panama mine accounts for about 1.5% of the world’s copper production.

Bloomberg News | March 1, 2023 | 8:42 am

Copper price rises as China’s economy shows strong recovery

China's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than a decade in February.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 | 8:27 am

BHP seeks to tighten grip on South America’s copper sector

BHP officials met with Argentinian authorities this week, expressing interest in increasing investments in the San Juan province.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2023 | 6:52 am

Freeport Indonesia says Grasberg mine operations back to normal after floods

Freeport was forced to stop operation at its flagship mine in February after heavy rain and mud flows damaged the facilities.

Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 4:15 am

Panama and First Quantum nearing agreement over copper mine

There are only three issues left to be solved, with two of them being in the final stage of negotiations.

Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 4:27 pm

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