Base Metals Top Stories

Prehistoric bling: Research uncovers factors behind the development of earliest copper alloys

The colour properties of prehistoric copper alloys have largely been understudied. Until now.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2017 | 1:20 pm

MINING.com’s top news stories of the year

Copper and bitcoin.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 22, 2017 | 12:13 pm

Workers end strike at Teck’s mine in Chile

Union No. 1 was asking for a bonus scheme that…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 22, 2017 | 10:52 am

Brazilian miner Vale says entering new era of big dividends

"Now is the era of the Vale dividends. Vale will…

Reuters | December 22, 2017 | 9:33 am

Alaska’s Pebble Mine project kicks off permitting process

The application is a milestone for a project that seemed…

Reuters | December 21, 2017 | 4:20 pm

Wyloo says offer for Mincor is ‘best and final’ after nickel miner withdraws guidance

Wyloo has determined that the current offer price of $1.40 per share will not be increased, in the absence of a competing proposal.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 11:13 am

Arizona Sonoran receives latest permit at Cactus ahead of Q4 prefeasibility

The company is currently advancing the Cactus project to a pre-feasibility study.

Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 9:25 am

Copper price back below $9,000 on weak China industrial activity

Metal price was also impacted by the rise in oil prices and fears about inflation and higher interest rates in the US.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 3, 2023 | 8:12 am

Factbox: Automakers accelerate the drive to secure battery raw materials

Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis to step up efforts to secure raw materials.

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:57 am

Sumitomo Metal plans 11% cut in full-year copper output

The decline comes as it plans to conduct two-month maintenance at its Toyo Smelter & Refinery in Ehime, western Japan.

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:39 am

Mitsui Mining expects H1 zinc output falling 4.7% y/y

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd plans to produce 107,000 tonnes of refined zinc in the first half of the 2023/24 financial year.

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:36 am

Tribeca sees China tensions powering new green metals bets

Rising geopolitical tensions and the prospect of industrial decoupling are fueling a surge of interest in the processing of energy-transition metals outside China.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 7:12 am

Chile economy contracts more than expected on mining drop

Mining activity tumbled 3.1% in February from the previous month.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 7:05 am

Teck rejects unsolicited $23bn takeover bid from Glencore

Teck Resources is instead urging shareholders to approve an already announced separation of Teck Metals and Elk Valley Resources.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2023 | 4:03 am

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