Base Metals Top Stories

Copper price plunges

Down 4.7% in worst one-day performance since July 2015.

Frik Els | December 5, 2017 | 1:03 pm

Glencore, Canadian teachers launch mining royalty firm

BaseCore Metals will be independently operated and have its own…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2017 | 7:58 am

Indonesia to grab Rio Tinto stake in Grasberg mine

After pumping billions into the Indonesian mine for almost 25…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2017 | 3:48 am

Electric charge: Glencore bets big on car battery metals

Glencore has increased production of the metals used to make…

Reuters | December 5, 2017 | 2:00 am

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 3:18 am

MMG flags production halt at Las Bambas in Peru due to protests

The disruption coincides with operational setbacks and regulatory headwinds in neighboring Chile.

Staff Writer | January 30, 2023 | 6:31 am

Zinc8 gets $9 million grant to establish zinc-air battery production facility in New York State

The Canadian company has been approved for a grant from Empire State Development of up to $9 million as an incentive to establish its first US-based production facility in New York State.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 29, 2023 | 12:49 pm

Peru’s violent protests imperil 30% of its copper output

The unrest also jeopardizes the rollout of $53.7 billion in possible investments at a time when the world needs to accelerate decarbonization.

Bloomberg News | January 27, 2023 | 11:09 am

Copper price down as week-long holiday in China pauses rally

LME copper has gained 11% so far this month, on track for its biggest monthly rise since April 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 10:03 am

Norway finds ‘substantial’ mineral resources on its seabed

The Nordic country, a major oil and gas exporter, is considering whether to open its offshore areas to deep-sea mining.

Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:17 am

Vedanta profit plummets 41% on soft metal prices

Prices of zinc, aluminum have fallen from their peaks by over 15% in 2022 from a year earlier.

Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 7:55 am

R&D made more accessible for Australian small, medium-sized miners

CSIRO is providing support for innovative proposals from small to medium-sized businesses in the mining space.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 6:10 am

British Columbia First Nations forge partnership to participate in Seabridge Gold’s KSM project

KSM project is the biggest new mine proposal in resource-rich BC, where there are currently eight new mines or mine expansions in the queue worth a total investment of $4.9 billion.

Amanda Stutt | January 26, 2023 | 2:25 pm

US blocks mining in parts of Minnesota, dealing blow to Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order on Thursday withdrawing 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest from leasing.

Staff Writer | January 26, 2023 | 11:19 am

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