Base Metals Top Stories

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

Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp says he expects good results from one zinc explorer in particular...

SmallCapPower | November 23, 2017 | 1:33 pm

Chile lithium miner SQM says legal dispute could linger through 2018

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera said on Thursday its ongoing legal…

Reuters | November 23, 2017 | 12:23 pm

Brazilian miners up in arms as lawmakers hike iron ore, gold royalties

They claim it won’t be possible to cut costs enough…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2017 | 8:54 am

Chile’s Escondida workers on strike to protest layoffs

Union claims BHP has laid off about 3% of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2017 | 5:52 am

Southern Copper says Peru operations normal despite strike

This is the third strike this year over profit-sharing staged…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2017 | 11:45 pm

Canada Nickel confirms major discovery larger than flagship Crawford project in Ontario

All 16 drill holes completed on the Reid property have now intersected multi-hundred-metre intervals of nickel mineralization.

Staff Writer | January 18, 2023 | 9:32 am

Copper price highest since June on China optimism

Investors believe China's lifting of covid-19 restrictions will enable its economy to bounce back from last year's slump.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 18, 2023 | 9:07 am

Column: Funds jump back into copper, betting on Chinese recovery

The funds' sudden return is a sign that many are betting on a sunnier outlook, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 8:23 am

CHARTS: LME zinc stocks plunge to 1989 low, but Chinese levels rebound

Shutdowns of European smelters due to high power prices have been a key reason behind low LME stocks.

Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 8:03 am

Antofagasta 2022 copper output down 10%, 2023 guidance unchanged

Lower ore grades and drought in Chile continued to hurt production.

Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 7:01 am

Chile rejects Andes Iron’s $2.5bn Dominga mining project

Chile's top court turned down appeals filed by communities and environmentalists against the mining project last May.

Reuters | January 18, 2023 | 6:52 am

New solution aims to effectively monitor tailings facilities from space

Satellites, earth observation and ground sensors have been combined into one solution for monitoring tailings facilities.

Staff Writer | January 18, 2023 | 6:24 am

BASF, Eramet to finalize $2.6bn partnership on Indonesia nickel smelter

The partnership would build a hydro-metallurgical complex with an output capacity of 67,000 tonnes of nickel and 7,500 tonnes of cobalt per year.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 6:08 pm

Nickel Industries set to raise $471m to buy nickel assets

The company will also look to collaborate with Tsingshan Group.

Reuters | January 17, 2023 | 4:43 pm

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