Base Metals Top Stories

1,500 trapped miners at Sibanye’s Rustenburg mine rescued

The incident may revive concerns about safety at Sibanye, which last year suffered a spike in fatal accidents at its gold mines.

Reuters | April 30, 2019 | 10:28 am

Sherritt CEO undaunted by Trump’s tightening of embargo on Cuba

Canada’s biggest investor on the island -- now a penny…

Bloomberg News | April 30, 2019 | 10:03 am

Environmental group alleges Northern Dynasty misled investors about Pebble project

A flood of stock promotion newsletters began recommending Northern Dynasty,…

Bloomberg News | April 30, 2019 | 9:51 am

Tower Resources starts exploration program at Nechako gold project in BC

The Vancouver-based miner said the Nechako Au-Ag-Zn-Pb-As dispersal train is…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 30, 2019 | 6:49 am

First Quantum surprises investors with early release of earnings

While the adjusted per-share earnings beat the average analyst estimate,…

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2019 | 1:58 pm

Column: Nickel market no longer afraid of losing Russian supply

With so much metal washing around the globe, who's going to miss Russian supply?

Reuters | September 17, 2024 | 7:55 am

Sibanye considers sourcing nickel for French plant from New Caledonia’s Prony

Sibanye-Stillwater said it is studying New Caledonia's Prony Resources as a potential source for nickel.

Reuters | September 17, 2024 | 7:25 am

BHP warns AI boom would worsen copper shortage

Growth of data centres and AI could boost copper demand by 3.4 million tonnes a year by 2050, CFO Vandita Pant said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2024 | 7:17 am

First Quantum offers voluntary retirement to Cobre Panama workers

The mine was shut down in November, hours after Panama's Supreme Court declared its contract unconstitutional.

Reuters | September 16, 2024 | 4:31 pm

Asian trader spars with broker over nixed London nickel trades

The suit also centers on the LME’s unprecedented decision to suspend the nickel market and cancel billions of dollars in trades.

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2024 | 2:58 pm

Ma’aden, Bahrain’s Alba partner to pursue global aluminum business

This potential combination would create a global powerhouse in aluminum production, the companies said.

Staff Writer | September 16, 2024 | 11:46 am

Daye copper plant in China to close for 3 months after fire

The stoppage could mean the release of copper raw materials to the market, which has faced unprecedented shortages this year.

Reuters | September 16, 2024 | 10:26 am

Vedanta alumina output unaffected after water breach

Rising alumina prices have already been putting pressure on aluminum makers’ margins.

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2024 | 8:42 am

Antofagasta to invest $3.5 billion in 2025 amid portfolio expansion

The miner is actively looking for copper projects in Peru that can yield at least 50,000 tonnes of the red metal for 10 years or more.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2024 | 8:08 am

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