Base Metals Top Stories

Copper rallies to three-year high as China plant halts output

Ninth gain puts red metal on longest winning streak since 2004.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2017 | 8:28 am

China top copper producer halts output after pollution order

Production should be halted for at least a week.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2017 | 7:30 am

Spain’s OHL to oversee El Teniente’s tailings facility

The Madrid-based firm signed a $20-million-dollar contract.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 26, 2017 | 4:24 pm

China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite

Beijing also imported no iron ore, coal or lead from…

Reuters | December 26, 2017 | 10:20 am

Solgold shares surge on latest drilling at giant Ecuador copper project

Brisbane-based company promised maiden resource for Cascabel copper-gold porphyry on…

Frik Els | December 22, 2017 | 3:36 pm

Thin-film copper sandwich increases electronics’ lifetime

A new copper-based material has shown positive performance when it comes to reducing overheating and burnout in electronic devices.

Staff Writer | February 17, 2023 | 6:15 am

Glencore hit by fresh bribery-related lawsuit in the UK

Legal action is related to alleged losses to shareholders resulting from Glencore's statements to the market on corruption cases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 17, 2023 | 6:13 am

Foran sees resource growth potential at Tesla discovery

Several intersections highlighted grades well above that contained in the McIlvenna Bay reserve estimate.

Henry Lazenby | February 16, 2023 | 3:28 pm

Peru protests jolt mine activity with Las Bambas, Antapaccay hit hardest

The world's no. 2 copper producer has been roiled by protests since the Dec. 7 ouster of President Pedro Castillo.

Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 11:09 am

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Under the Sicomines deal, Chinese investors committed to spending $3 billion on infrastructure, but the state auditor demanded that commitment be increased to $20 billion.

Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 9:33 am

Newcrest CEO says ball in Newmont’s camp in takeover talks

“The company is not up for sale and this was unsolicited,” Sherry Duhe said in an interview with Bloomberg.

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2023 | 9:26 am

Newcrest to trial 4G LTE, 5G technologies underground at Cadia Valley

This announcement follows previous engagements with Ericsson and Telstra to trial private 4G LTE at the Lihir mine and more recently for surface operations at Cadia.

Staff Writer | February 16, 2023 | 9:12 am