Base Metals Top Stories

Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Kennecott following fatal accident

Rio Tinto production of refined copper at the Utah-based division has been halted since Oct. 8 after a worker was exposed to sulfur dioxide gases at the plant. The employee died two days later.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2017 | 8:53 am

Copper price: Rio slashes production guidance

Delayed ramp-up at Escondida, mine sequencing at Kennecott.

Frik Els | October 16, 2017 | 4:57 pm

Copper price soars to highest since February 2014

Strength of Chinese economy continues to surprise as country's leaders…

Frik Els | October 16, 2017 | 12:06 pm

Car manufacturers are electrifying copper, “The metal of the future”

As many of you know, copper is often seen as…

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | October 16, 2017 | 11:25 am

Investors pile into Peru’s $2 billion Michiquillay copper project

Companies have until Nov. 2 to sign up for the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2017 | 11:12 am

BHP sees copper market “take-off” by mid-2020s “if not earlier”

Top miner sees up to 4 million tonnes of copper lost to depletion, falling grades by 2030 and a “timid” industry not committing to new projects.

Frik Els | August 18, 2022 | 10:13 am

Column: Power is the big new problem for industrial metals supply

Europe's power crunch is taking a rising toll on the region's industrial metals sector, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | August 18, 2022 | 10:12 am

Glencore to spend $400 million to fix arsenic-emitting plant

Glencore’s investment will bring the arsenic level down to 15 nanograms by 2027, according to the plan.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 9:53 am

Lumina Gold grows Cangrejos project in Ecuador

Results of the 36,000 metre drill program extend mineralization at the known gold-copper mineralization on the Gran Bestia deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2022 | 8:39 am

Copper price rises on hopes for improved demand in China

China's central bank is easing monetary policy, while copper stockpiles are low and import premiums suggest demand is rising.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2022 | 8:28 am

Tesla asks Chinese government to help secure power to suppliers

The idea Tesla and SAIC suppliers may be prioritized for power as people suffer in what is intense heat sparked a backlash on Chinese social media.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 5:57 am

Five vital commodity industries are buckling under energy crisis

Energy-intensive sectors such as steel, fertilizers, and aluminum are being forced to close factories or pass on soaring costs.

Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 5:50 am

Teck and Chile discuss investments, royalties

Teck has stability agreements for QB2, which protects it against changes in tax laws for 15 years from the start of production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2022 | 3:40 am

NorthWest Copper’s Kwanika high-grade core shows more promise

Kwanika is located about 140 km northwest of the town of Fort St. James in northern British Columbia.

Henry Lazenby | August 17, 2022 | 2:05 pm

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