Base Metals Top Stories

Copper execs see balanced market, warn on rising costs, regulation

Representatives of major mining companies believe the global copper market will be balanced for the foreseeable future even as mine supplies tighten and demand from China, the world's top consumer, remains strong.

Reuters | November 29, 2017 | 2:00 am

Archaeologists find connection between metalwork and Iron Age feasting rituals

Found during an excavation at Glenfield Park, Leicestershire, the collection…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 28, 2017 | 6:33 pm

BHP tightens belt, targets $1.6bn in cost-cutting at Australian operations

The world’s No.1 miner is targeting as much as $1.6…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2017 | 3:34 am

U.S. environmentalists file lawsuit to overturn approval of Canadian copper mine

The activists oppose Hudbay's Rosemont Project in the Santa Rita…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2017 | 6:07 pm

Vancouver versus Toronto: Miners by market capitalization

We have a tie.

Michael Allan McCrae | November 27, 2017 | 4:39 pm

Nornickel management proposes 76% dividend cut

Nornickel has proposed slashing its annual dividend for 2022 to $1.5 billion from the $6.3 billion paid out for 2021.

Reuters | January 21, 2023 | 12:13 pm

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

Frik Els | January 20, 2023 | 1:55 pm

Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out

Video footage published by the company on its Facebook page shows people putting flammable material near the mine.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 12:08 pm

ERG sees copper rising on high demand, supply worries

The world's green energy transition will drive a new commodity supercycle, especially as inventories are at historical lows, Benedikt Sobotka said.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 9:29 am

Global aluminum output rises 6.1% y/y in December

Estimated Chinese production was 3.47 million tonnes in December.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 9:01 am

Court told Anglo turned blind eye to Zambian lead poisoning

A hearing to determine whether a lawsuit can be classified as a class action for as many as 140,000 people began Friday.

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2023 | 8:50 am

Bakrie Group seeks nickel mine, partners up for $9 billion EV project

The Indonesian conglomerate is looking to acquire a nickel mine in the resource-rich island of Sulawesi.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 8:16 am

China’s copper costs driven up by Maike’s woes, output glitches

The premium that buyers pay above futures prices for domestic copper have surged since the second half of last year.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 8:02 am

Bolivia taps Chinese battery giant CATL to help develop lithium riches

Bolivia's iconic salt flats are home to the world's largest lithium resources at 21 million tonnes.

Reuters | January 20, 2023 | 7:51 am

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