Base Metals Top Stories

Chile’s Codelco plans environmental impact pricing for copper

Under the new terms, Codelco's copper cathodes will be certified in eight ways that take environmental footprint of production into consideration.

Reuters | November 30, 2017 | 11:51 am

Indonesia expects 2018 deal with Freeport on giant copper mine

Indonesia expects to conclude deal with Freeport-McMoRan Inc. by February…

Bloomberg News | November 30, 2017 | 11:19 am

Lumina Gold raises $20M to advance projects in Ecuador

Originally planned to raise $15M.

Michael Allan McCrae | November 30, 2017 | 9:42 am

Dominican Republic presents Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report

The country's reserves have been estimated at $60 billion for…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 29, 2017 | 7:29 pm

Robots will run mines within the next decade, Anglo says

Anglo is betting on technology, such as computerized drills, to…

Bloomberg News | November 29, 2017 | 3:28 pm

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an EU package amounting to 2% of its economic output to rival the $370 billion US plan.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:24 am

Freeport Indonesia targets 2023 copper ore output at 1.6 billion lb

Gold output, estimated at about 1.8 million ounces, rose about 12.5% compared to 2022.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 8:08 am

Indonesia’s FDI jumps in 2022, led by mineral processing

Indonesia's foreign direct investment surged 44.2% on a yearly basis in 2022.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:52 am

Nornickel forecasts output drop in 2023 due to planned maintenance

Nickel and palladium production is expected to fall due to planned refurbishment at Nadezhda metallurgical plant.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:48 am

Codelco produced less copper in 2022, chairman says

Chairman Maximo Pacheco said 77% of the reduction was due to problems with operations.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:43 am

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

Heavy metals are present in batteries, cosmetics, food and other things that are part of everyday life.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:30 am

SPC Nickel enters agreement with Vale to consolidate deposits in Sudbury camp

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3 deposits constitute the eastern and western portions of a large, near-surface nickel-copper sulphide deposit.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:09 am

Majuba Hill drill results reveal longest intercept of copper mineralization at Nevada porphyry project

The brownfield site has produced 2.6 million lb. of copper on a historical basis.

Amanda Stutt | January 23, 2023 | 12:41 pm

Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland

The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.

Bloomberg News | January 23, 2023 | 12:36 pm

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