Base Metals Top Stories

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

Companies have until Nov. 2 to sign up for the auction and the winner will be announced on Dec. 20

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

Sibanye scraps planned closure of loss-making South African mines

Precious metals miner said its platinum group metals (PGM) operations…

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

Nornickel forecasts output drop in 2023 due to planned maintenance

Nickel and palladium production is expected to fall due to planned refurbishment at Nadezhda metallurgical plant.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:48 am

Codelco produced less copper in 2022, chairman says

Chairman Maximo Pacheco said 77% of the reduction was due to problems with operations.

Reuters | January 24, 2023 | 7:43 am

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

Heavy metals are present in batteries, cosmetics, food and other things that are part of everyday life.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:30 am

SPC Nickel enters agreement with Vale to consolidate deposits in Sudbury camp

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3 deposits constitute the eastern and western portions of a large, near-surface nickel-copper sulphide deposit.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:09 am

Majuba Hill drill results reveal longest intercept of copper mineralization at Nevada porphyry project

The brownfield site has produced 2.6 million lb. of copper on a historical basis.

Amanda Stutt | January 23, 2023 | 12:41 pm

Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland

The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.

Bloomberg News | January 23, 2023 | 12:36 pm

Results hint at high-grade copper-gold in Beskauga project, Arras says

Drilling at Beskauga continues to deliver near-surface, broad intervals of significant copper-gold mineralization.

Staff Writer | January 23, 2023 | 11:38 am

Over $13 billion spent on mineral production in 2022 in British Columbia, says Premier

There was an 84% increase in copper exploration in 2022, much of that concentrated in northwest B.C. in the 'Golden Triangle'.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 23, 2023 | 11:36 am

Marimaca Copper infill drilling yields best results to date at oxide deposit in Chile

The company is now finalizing plans for the H1 2023 exploration program.

Staff Writer | January 23, 2023 | 9:22 am

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