Base Metals Top Stories

As Glencore restarts capacity, is time up for zinc rally?

Glencore can't take full credit for bull surge of last 2 years but its curtailments acted as powerful accelerator to structural shift toward supply deficit.

Reuters | December 14, 2017 | 9:27 am

Copper bears beware as strike risks rise in top producer Chile

Copper forecasters are reassessing their projections as the top-producing country…

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2017 | 2:35 pm

Antofagasta has a new project in Canada

This is the second deal the Chilean miner signs with…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 13, 2017 | 2:15 pm

This is how much copper, nickel, cobalt an electric vehicle world needs

Glencore's all in to supply surging demand for copper, nickel…

Frik Els | December 13, 2017 | 12:54 pm

Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly

Uniquely among its peers, Glencore derives a substantial slice of…

Bloomberg Opinion | December 13, 2017 | 11:16 am

The biggest source of cobalt outside Africa is now Indonesia

Production of the battery material in the Southeast Asian country surged past others including Russia and Australia.

Bloomberg News | February 8, 2023 | 4:41 am

Sumitomo Metal raises FY profit forecast on higher prices

Company increased its forecasts for full-year net profit and dividend thanks to stronger-than-expected prices of nickel, copper and gold.

Reuters | February 8, 2023 | 4:25 am

Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve Congo’s informal cobalt mines

Microsoft executives visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December.

Reuters | February 8, 2023 | 4:19 am

Glencore reopens Peru copper mine with extra security

Antapaccay, one of Peru's largest mines, remained shut for 11 days on security concerns following violent attacks by locals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2023 | 3:41 am

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As Glencore restarts capacity, is time up for zinc rally?

Copper bears beware as strike risks rise in top producer Chile

Antofagasta has a new project in Canada

This is how much copper, nickel, cobalt an electric vehicle world needs

Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly

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The biggest source of cobalt outside Africa is now Indonesia

Sumitomo Metal raises FY profit forecast on higher prices

Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve Congo’s informal cobalt mines

Glencore reopens Peru copper mine with extra security

Miners face too many woes in emerging markets, Alamos CEO says

Congo’s president wants new exploration for green energy metals

UK provides model for LME response to US aluminum tariffs

Anglo CEO warns extreme weather threatens global mine supplies

ERG to spend $1.8 billion doubling African copper, cobalt output