Base Metals Top Stories

Sibanye scraps planned closure of loss-making South African mines

Precious metals miner said its platinum group metals (PGM) operations had delivered "solid operational results" in the first-half of 2017, prompting an upward revision to its 2017 production forecast and a downward revision to guided costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2017 | 6:32 am

Implats buys stake in South Africa platinum project with option to take control

Company will pay $30 million for a 15 percent interest…

Reuters | October 16, 2017 | 3:06 am

Philippines’ Duterte lifts suspension on gold miner Lepanto

Lepanto was among more than two dozen companies ordered halted…

Reuters | October 16, 2017 | 2:00 am

Aussie copper explorer vaults 33% after selling key project

Investors in Queensland Mining (ASX:QMN) got an unexpected surprise Monday…

Andrew Topf | October 15, 2017 | 6:05 pm

Penguins put $2.5 billion mining project in Chile on ice

A waddle of penguins has stopped a $2.5bn (£1.9bn) mining…

The Independent | October 15, 2017 | 5:20 pm

Codelco will resume construction in ‘coming days’ after fatal accidents

“Structural projects,” which the company hopes will counteract a drop in ore grades of its deposits, are key to maintaining copper production in the coming years.

Reuters | August 17, 2022 | 11:59 am

Canada Nickel confirms discovery at newly acquired Deloro property in Ontario

The project's preliminary economic assessment based on prior resource estimates outlined a 25-year operation that would produce 842,000 tonnes of nickel.

Staff Writer | August 17, 2022 | 11:30 am