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

Peru will mine more copper in 2023, lithium permits pending

Peru expects to produce 2.8 million tonnes of copper in 2023, versus 2.44 million tonnes last year.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:39 am

Indonesia to propose limited free trade deal with US on critical minerals

The Southeast Asian country has been trying to leverage its nickel reserves to attract investment from battery and EV makers.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:33 am

Chile copper shipments rebound in boost to tight global supplies

Revenue from copper exports out of the top-producing nation surged 33% from the previous month.

Bloomberg News | April 10, 2023 | 10:27 am

PolyMet completes $195 million rights offering, with Glencore upping stake

The proceeds will be used to fund the company's portion of the NewRange JV with Teck.

Staff Writer | April 10, 2023 | 9:48 am

Copper price down, pressured by stronger dollar

US jobs data underscored a tight labour market, firming up expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates again.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 10, 2023 | 8:27 am

Teck Resources calls Glencore bid a “non-starter”

Chief executive Jonathan Price warns that Glencore's proposed takeover would destroy value for the company’s shareholders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2023 | 3:51 am

Canada’s budget measures brighten funding prospects for critical miners

Canada's move to expand the investment tax credit for mining companies to align it with policies in the US is accelerating funding talks for critical miners

Reuters | April 9, 2023 | 10:07 am

Mexico’s executive scrutinizes mining concessions in protected areas

A recent federal government report shows that about 7% of Mexico’s mining concessions are located within protected areas.

Staff Writer | April 9, 2023 | 8:03 am

Researchers find unexpected link between Benin Bronzes and Germany

New research shows that the renowned Benin Bronzes are composed of metal sourced from Germany.

Staff Writer | April 9, 2023 | 7:16 am

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