Base Metals Top Stories

These are the top mining projects in Peru to watch in 2018

Mining investment in Peru is expected to grow 9% this year when compared to 2016, marking the end of a three-year decline than began in 2014, to reach $10 billion next year thanks to these projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2017 | 5:00 am

Workers at BHP copper mine in Chile end strike over layoffs

Unionized workers at Escondida copper mine in Chile ended a…

Reuters | November 24, 2017 | 12:29 pm

Nickel rally stalls, electric car boost some years away

Slowing demand from China's stainless steel mills and rising supplies…

Reuters | November 24, 2017 | 12:20 pm

Chile’s Codelco copper output dips but company posts profit

Codelco Chief Executive Pizarro said company produced 1.24m tonnes of…

Reuters | November 23, 2017 | 2:01 pm

Mickey Fulp talks seasonal trading patterns for gold, TSX venture stocks

Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp says he expects good results from…

SmallCapPower | November 23, 2017 | 1:33 pm

Los Pelambres union urges workers to support strike action

The supervisors union at Antofagasta's Los Pelambres copper mine has rejected the company's most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 25, 2022 | 11:56 am

Charting the global economy: Fed headlines concert of rate hikes

When it comes to copper, big miners and metals traders are warning that in just a couple of years’ time, a massive shortfall will emerge.

Bloomberg News | September 24, 2022 | 9:31 pm

Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

In a joint statement, the two countries said they agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership on supply chain resiliency".

Reuters | September 23, 2022 | 5:59 pm

Trevali to close Burkina Faso zinc mine after deadly flood

A court in Burkina Faso last week handed out suspended sentences to two executives after finding them guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the flood disaster.

Reuters | September 23, 2022 | 12:08 pm

US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals

California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”

Staff Writer | September 23, 2022 | 10:26 am

Column: Russian supply uncertainty weighs on aluminum market

Aluminum traders had seen this movie before back in 2018, when US sanctions on Rusal's owner Oleg Deripaska caused massive upheaval along the entire length of the global supply chain.

Reuters | September 23, 2022 | 9:32 am

Copper price falls to lowest in 2 months on rising interest rates

"Now copper has broken below $7,475 a tonne, traders will be eyeing the $6,955 20-month low touched on July 15," said Saxo Bank head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 23, 2022 | 8:32 am